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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. 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 Boxs Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boxs 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 Boxs Cemetery

Lat:   34.6632°   (34° 39' 47")

Lon:   -88.7962°   (-88° 47' 46")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Scruggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scruggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scruggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Turners Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turners Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turners Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turners Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • New Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Dumas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dumas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dumas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dumas Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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 Tippah County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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 Tippah County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Paynes Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paynes Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • McCord Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
    • Stubb Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stubb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stubb Cemetery is located in Tippah County
    • Bartlett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Union County
    • County Line Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Line Cemetery is located in Tippah County
    • Pauls Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauls Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauls Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pauls Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
    • Jeter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jeter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
    • Westminister Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminister Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westminister Cemetery is located in Tippah County
    • New York Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New York Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New York Cemetery is located in Tippah County
    • Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
      • The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery is located in Union County
      • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
    • Dumas is located in Tippah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Clarysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
    • Clarysville is located in Tippah County
  • Molino
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Molino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
    • Molino is located in Union County
  • Graham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Union County
  • Blackland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Blackland is located in Prentiss County
  • Geeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
    • Geeville is located in Prentiss County
  • Jumpertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
    • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
  • Alpine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Union County
  • Wheeler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
  • Corrona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
    • Corrona is located in Lee County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Baldwyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
      • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <7>
    • Booneville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hightown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hightown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
      • Hightown is located in Alcorn County
    • Lowrey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
      • Lowrey is located in Tippah County
    • Blue Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Ellistown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
      • Ellistown is located in Union County
    • Boggan Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
      • Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
    • Lake City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Prentiss County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Union County
    • Jug Fork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
      • Jug Fork is located in Lee County
    • Guntown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rienzi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
      • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitten Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
      • Whitten Town is located in Tippah County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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: GNIS record #683492 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: Dumas
    • County: Tippah         Elev: 208
    • Location given for GNIS #683492 (Boxs 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Boxs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6632, Longitude: -88.7962       In this case, the coordinates for the Boxs 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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