A visit to the Cistern 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 Cistern Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cistern Hill Cemetery:
34.5090, -89.9129
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cistern Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cistern Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Cistern Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cistern 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 Cistern Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cistern Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oldham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oldham Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Cemetery
- Como Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Como Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Abes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Abes Chapel Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abes Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredonia Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Sardis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59382 <5>
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Old Caroline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McIver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McIver Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIver Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- St. Maria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Maria Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Maria Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cistern Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cistern Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Como
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Terza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Longtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Tyro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Aiken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Poagville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Ballentine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Harmontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Wyatte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Goode
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Askew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arkabutla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Sledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Chapeltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Courtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Chulahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Alphaba
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
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 Cistern Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cistern Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Sardis
- Senatobia
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 helpful 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 Cistern Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Panola 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 Cistern Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668491 (Cistern Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668491 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: Panola
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Senatobia
- Location given for Cistern Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5089942 Lon: -89.9128669
- 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 Panola, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cistern 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. |