A visit to the Central Holmes 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 Central Holmes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Central Holmes Cemetery:
32.6979, -90.3356
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Central Holmes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Central Holmes Cemetery is located in Yazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Yazoo County is located in Yazoo City. Yazoo City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Central Holmes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Central Holmes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Central Holmes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Central Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cage Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cage Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Days Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Days Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Cemetery
- Concord MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Short Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Cessna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cessna Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna Cemetery
- Smith's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smith's Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Old Temple Love Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Eva Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Eva Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eva Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Woodman Hill MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Balfour - Gartley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Elam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Elam Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Elam Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Lacy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lacy Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Central Holmes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Central Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Bentonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Kearney Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Nod
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Flora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yazoo City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <5>
- Jonestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Satartia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Adelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Mannsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Evans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Twelve Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mill Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Vaughan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Fordyke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Maris Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Cobbville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 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 Central Holmes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Central Holmes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bentonia
- Canton
- Flora
- Satartia
- Yazoo City
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 either 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 Central Holmes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yazoo 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 Central Holmes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691070 (Central Holmes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691070 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: Yazoo
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bentonia
- Location given for Central Holmes Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6979143 Lon: -90.3356463
- 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 Yazoo, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Central Holmes 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |