A visit to the Canaan Hill 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 Canaan Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Canaan Hill Cemetery:
33.0979, -90.9951
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Canaan Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Canaan Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north of the Canaan Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Canaan Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Canaan Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Canaan Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Metcalfe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Metcalfe Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe Cemetery
- Georgia Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Georgia Bend Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Bend Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Graymound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Graymound Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymound Cemetery
- Section 16 Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Section 16 Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section 16 Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Clitonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Clitonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clitonia Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Vickland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Vickland Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickland Cemetery
- Delta City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Delta City Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City Cemetery
- New Foundation Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Link Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cameta Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cameta Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameta Cemetery
- Centrana Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Centrana Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrana Cemetery
- Vicks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Vicks Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicks Cemetery
- Magruder Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Magruder Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Lakeport Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakeport Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport Cemetery
- North Star Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The North Star Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Star Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Eudora (AR).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55407 <5>
- Mt. Gideon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gideon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gideon 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 Canaan Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Canaan Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Byrne City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Panther Burn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Overby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Nitta Yuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Booth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Lorenzen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Delta City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Anguilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Mont Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mayersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Rolling Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Richey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Eudora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Auter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
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 Canaan Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Canaan Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Canaan Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Canaan Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668012 (Canaan Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668012 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Percy
- Location given for Canaan Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0979004 Lon: -90.9951042
- 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 Washington, 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- Canaan Hill 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |