A visit to the Chapel 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapel Hill Cemetery:
33.4157, -89.3012
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Ackerman. Ackerman lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Chapel Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chapel Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Chapel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Ackerman.
- The Providence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62191 <5>
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McCurtin Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hamrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamrick Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wood Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wood Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bankston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Old Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Bluff Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bluff Spring Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Antiocho Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antiocho Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiocho 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Williams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Eupora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- French Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ackerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sapa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Sibleyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Mathiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- McCool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Double Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Sturgis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maben
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Kilmichael
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Clarkson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Minerva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Fame
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Langley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
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 Chapel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Cumberland
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Maben
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707496 (Chapel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707496 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tomnolen
- Location given for Chapel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4156791 Lon: -89.3011799
- 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 Choctaw, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chapel 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. |