A visit to the Center Ridge Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Center Ridge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Center Ridge Cemetery (FG ID #2255196).
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 Center Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Ridge Cemetery:
31.9456, -89.4706
The Center Ridge Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mineral Springs.
The cemetery is located in Smith County<3>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the north northwest of the Center Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Ridge Cemetery.
Name Variations for Center Ridge Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Center Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs Missioanry Baptist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jefcoats - Farnham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tillson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McAlphin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Raleigh Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Ridge Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Home Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Waco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raleigh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Raleigh Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Cemetery
- Easterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Double Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mineral Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvarena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mize
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bay Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stringer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Coffee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Louin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Turnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acme ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sanatorium
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Center Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Magee
- Magee lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mize
- Mize lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
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 Center Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Center Ridge Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2255196
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707244 (Burnett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707244 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Ridge
- Location given for Burnett Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9457124 Lon: -89.4706227
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Center Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |