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A visit to the Brooms Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Brooms Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Brooms Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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 Brooms Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.9759°   (33° 58' 33")

Lon:   -89.6243°   (-89° 37' 27")

The Brooms Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County<2>.

The county seat for Yalobusha County is located in Water Valley. Water Valley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Brooms Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brooms Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Elam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elam Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Harbor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harbor Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Broadstreet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadstreet Cemetery
    • The Broadstreet Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Broadstreet Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Coffeeville.
    • The Broadstreet Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58535 <5>
  • Brooms Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooms Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Haven Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haven Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haven Hill Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Buntin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buntin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buntin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buntin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Hairston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hairston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hairston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hairston Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Rocky Mount Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Mount Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • 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 Yalobusha County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Yalobusha County
    • Hamblet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamblet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamblet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamblet Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Meggs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meggs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meggs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Clear Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Hamblett Bailey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamblett Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hamblett Bailey Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hamblett Bailey Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2597228 <5>
    • Arimount Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arimount Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arimount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arimount Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Brower Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brower Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brower Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County

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 Brooms Cemetery.

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

  • Coffeeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Velma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
    • Velma is located in Yalobusha County
  • Water Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <7>
  • Big Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Memphis Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Memphis Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
    • Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
  • Bruce
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <7>
  • Banner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillatoba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillatoba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
    • Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
  • Pittsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
    • Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Springdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Springdale is located in Lafayette County
  • Grenada
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Yalobusha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <7>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Calhoun City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun City
      • Calhoun City is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun City <7>
    • Rosebloom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebloom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
      • Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Derma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
      • Derma is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
    • Taylor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <7>
    • Elliott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Grenada County
    • Slate Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
      • Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
    • Slate Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
      • Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Sarepta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarepta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
      • Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
    • Benela
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
      • Benela is located in Calhoun County
    • Delay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
      • Delay is located in Lafayette 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 Brooms Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yalobusha County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brooms Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Yalobusha County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brooms Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Brooms Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #692716  (Brooms Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #692716 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: Benwood
      • County: Yalobusha         Elev: 111
      • Location given for GNIS #692716 (Brooms 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 Yalobusha, 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' 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 Brooms Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9759, Longitude: -89.6243       In this case, the coordinates for the Brooms 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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