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A visit to the Bockles Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Bockles Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bockles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bockles Cemetery

Lat:   31.5035°   (31° 30' 12")

Lon:   -90.6787°   (-90° 40' 43")

The Bockles Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Bockles Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bockles Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bockles Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Salem Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of McCall Creek.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61439 <5>
  • McGehee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGehee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGehee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Judge Thomas Magee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lucien Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucien Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucien Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • McCall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCall Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ramah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Calcote Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calcote Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calcote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calcote Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Herring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herring Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • McGee Burnett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Burnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Burnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGee Burnett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beam Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beam Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Bowlin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Concord Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Center Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Newman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Rocky Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Eddicetown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddicetown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddicetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eddicetown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Lee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Scott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Cotton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Siloam MB Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
      • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Damascus Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58895 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bockles Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bockles Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McCall Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Eddiceton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
    • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
  • Cobbs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
  • Bude
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
    • Bude is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <6>
  • Mount Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
  • Caseyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Meadville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Brookside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Brookside is located in Amite County
  • Norfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Brookhaven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
  • Thompson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Amite County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • New Sight
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
    • Bowerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Summit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • McElveen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
    • Wesson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
      • Wesson is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <6>
    • McComb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beauregard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Roxie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
      • Roxie is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bockles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bockles Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bockles Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bockles Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #707557  (Bockles Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #707557 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McCall Creek
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 94
    • Location given for GNIS #707557 (Bockles Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bockles Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5035, Longitude: -90.6787       In this case, the coordinates for the Bockles Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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