A visit to the Candler Chapel 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 Candler Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Candler Chapel Cemetery:
34.6037, -88.4628
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Candler Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Candler Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County<2>.
The county seat for Prentiss County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the west northwest of the Candler Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Candler Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Candler Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Candler Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blythes Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Martin Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Hill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Holley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Dodds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dodds Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Old County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Little Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Brown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Brown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of New Site.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60485 <5>
- Smith - Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fondren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fondren Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fondren Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59330 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Freewill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Freewill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill Cemetery
- Cains Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cains Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cains Chapel Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Zions Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zions Rest Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Rest Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Rhoads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhoads Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoads Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant 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 Candler Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Candler Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Site
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Altitude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Kirkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Baldwyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rienzi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jacinto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Blackland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Paden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Holcut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Tishomingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Geeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Searcy Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Guntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
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 Candler Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prentiss County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Candler Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Booneville
- Burnsville
- Jacinto
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 Candler Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Prentiss 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 Candler Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706144 (Candler Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706144 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: Prentiss
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marietta
- Location given for Candler Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6037072 Lon: -88.4628269
- 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 Prentiss, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Candler Chapel 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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