A visit to the Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clayton Cemetery:
32.5246, -88.5878
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clayton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Clayton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clayton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Clayton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clayton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Segars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Segars Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segars Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Daleville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Daleville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tinnin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tinnin Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinnin Cemetery
- The Tinnin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Briarwood North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63241 <5>
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- Kinard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kinard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale Springs Confederate - Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale Cemetery
- Samuel Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Samuel Dale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Dale Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn 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 Clayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clayton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lockhart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Smith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Vimville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Porterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Suqualena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Sucarnoochee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lost Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Whynot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Boyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Rio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Increase
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Electric Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
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 Clayton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Marion
- Meridian
- York
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 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 Clayton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Clayton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668539 (Clayton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668539 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lauderdale
- Location given for Clayton Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5245833 Lon: -88.5878188
- 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 Lauderdale, 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- Clayton 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. |