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A visit to the Boyd Cemetery ...


The location of the Boyd Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Boyd Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.1826°   (33° 10' 57")

Lon:   -89.9904°   (-89° 59' 25")

The Boyd Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.

The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the southwest of the Boyd Cemetery .

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 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 Boyd Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Holmes County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boyd Cemetery.

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

    • Lexington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Acona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
      • Acona is located in Holmes County
    • Ituma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ituma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
      • Ituma is located in Holmes County
    • Jones Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
      • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
    • Durant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tchula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
      • Tchula is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Gwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
      • Gwin is located in Holmes County
    • Richland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
    • Possumneck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
    • Coila
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
      • Coila is located in Carroll County
    • Keirn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keirn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
      • Keirn is located in Holmes County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Wyatt
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
        • Wyatt is located in Holmes County
      • Goodman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
        • Goodman is located in Holmes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
      • Tolarville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
        • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
      • Vaiden
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
        • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <4>
      • Mileston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
        • Mileston is located in Holmes County
      • Sallis
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
        • Sallis is located in Attala County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
      • Cruger
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
        • Cruger is located in Holmes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Good Hope
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
        • Good Hope is located in Holmes County
      • Coxburg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coxburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
        • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
      • Hesterville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
        • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Sidon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
        • Sidon is located in Leflore County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people

    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 Boyd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Boyd Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Wade Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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 Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Thurman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thurman Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
    • Sweetwater Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweetwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
    • Thurmond Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurmond Cemetery
    • Hooker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hooker Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooker Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Melton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melton Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Horring Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horring Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horring Cemetery
    • Stokes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stokes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stokes Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stokes Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Megee Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Megee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Megee Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Megee Cemetery
      • Green Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Bailey Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Dixon Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
      • Jordan Bailey Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jordan Bailey Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Bailey Cemetery
      • Wadell Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wadell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wadell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wadell Cemetery
      • Olive Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Olive Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Cemetery
      • Pinkston Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinkston Cemetery
      • Hodges Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
      • Brister Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brister Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brister Cemetery
      • Bethesda Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
      • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Hall Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hall Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Downer Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Downer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downer Cemetery
      • Porter Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Porter Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery

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

    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 Boyd Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #667491  (Boyd Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #667491 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: Bowling Green
      • County: Holmes         Elev: 126
      • Location given for GNIS #667491 (Boyd 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 Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Boyd Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1826, Longitude: -89.9904       In this case, the coordinates for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.




 

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