A visit to the Booker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Booker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Booker Cemetery:
34.0676, -90.8040
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Booker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Booker Cemetery is located in Bolivar County<2>.
The county seat for Bolivar County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south of the Booker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Booker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Booker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Round Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
- New Ashley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Ashley Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashley Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Peters Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Peters Rock Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Rock Cemetery
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Union Temple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Temple Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple Cemetery
- Mt. Harmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Harmon Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmon Cemetery
- White Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The White Parker Cemetery is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Parker Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- The Place of Prayer Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Person Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Person Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Person Cemetery
- Luke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Luke Cemetery is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- German Lane Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The German Lane Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lane Cemetery
- Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery
- The Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarksdale Church of God In Christ Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Nathan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Nathan Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Booker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Booker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Round Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Duncan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Deeson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Hushpuckena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Alligator
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Sunflower Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Perthshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Gunnison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Winstonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Crumrod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Roundaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Snow Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Mound Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Waxhaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Hopson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Wright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Merigold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Clarksdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Elaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Booker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bolivar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Booker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Booker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Bolivar County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Booker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #687962 (Booker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #687962 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Bolivar
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Round Lake
- Location given for Booker Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0676083 Lon: -90.803992
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Bolivar, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Booker Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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