A visit to the Cherry 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 Cherry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cherry Cemetery:
32.7579, -88.5545
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cherry Cemetery is located in Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies just to the west of the Cherry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cherry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cherry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cherry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Bethany Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- DeKalb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The DeKalb Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeKalb Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hampton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Blue Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Chapel Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Chapel Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Old Scooba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Scooba Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scooba Cemetery
- Twin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McRae Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Pawticfaw Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pawticfaw Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawticfaw Cemetery
- Enondale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Enondale Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cherry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cherry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sucarnoochee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- De Kalb
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Scooba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Wahalak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Giles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Emelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Binnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shuqualak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Geiger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Lynville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Boyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Lockhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Sumterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Cooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
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 Cherry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kemper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cherry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cherry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Kemper 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 Cherry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668364 (Cherry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668364 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: Kemper
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Townsend
- Location given for Cherry Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7579107 Lon: -88.5544855
- 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 Kemper, 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- Cherry 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. |