A visit to the Boxs 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 Boxs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boxs Cemetery:
34.6632, -88.7962
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boxs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boxs Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Boxs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boxs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Boxs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boxs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Dumas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Stubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stubb Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubb Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Pauls Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pauls Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Chapel Cemetery
- Jeter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jeter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- New York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61273 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boxs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boxs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dumas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clarysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Molino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Blackland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Geeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Jumpertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Wheeler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Corrona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Baldwyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hightown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Lowrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Ellistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Boggan Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Falkner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Jug Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Guntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rienzi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Kossuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
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 Boxs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boxs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mountain
- Booneville
- New Albany
- Ripley
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 helpful 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 Boxs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tippah 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 Boxs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #683492 (Boxs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683492 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dumas
- Location given for Boxs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6631522 Lon: -88.796169
- 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 Tippah, 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- Boxs 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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