A visit to the Choctaw 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 Choctaw Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Choctaw Cemetery:
33.0101, -88.7567
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Choctaw Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Noxubee County<2>.
The county seat for Noxubee County is located in Macon. Macon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Choctaw Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Choctaw 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 Choctaw Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Choctaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Warr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Warr Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Ruff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruff Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hemphill Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59807 <5>
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mashulaville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mashulaville Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Tubb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tubb Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubb Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Gholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gholson Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The May Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Higgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Jackson Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hailey Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Choctaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Choctaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Mashulaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Fearns Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Lynville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Shuqualak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Bogue Chitto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Noxapater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scooba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Binnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Deerbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
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 Choctaw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Noxubee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Choctaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- De Kalb
- Louisville
- Macon
- Macon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Choctaw Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Plattsburg
- Scooba
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 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 Choctaw Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Noxubee 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 Choctaw Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668408 (Choctaw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668408 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: Noxubee
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fearns Springs
- Location given for Choctaw Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0101276 Lon: -88.7567171
- 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 Noxubee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Choctaw 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. |