A visit to the Clear Branch 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 Clear Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clear Branch Cemetery:
32.0749, -90.1926
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clear Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clear Branch Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Clear Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clear Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Clear Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clear Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Enoch Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Grove Cemetery
- Benevolent Society Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolent Society Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benevolent Society Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Terry.
- The Benevolent Society Cemetery has also been known as:
- Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57944 <5>
- Terry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Florence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Cleary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cleary Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleary Cemetery
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rexford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762049 <5>
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope 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 Clear Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clear Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whites
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Clear Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Alonzo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Terry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Byram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Pearson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Braxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Brandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Clear Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clear Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Jackson
- Pearl
- Pearl lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Clear Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pearl.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Raymond
- Terry
- Terry lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Clear Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Terry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
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 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 Clear Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Clear Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709009 (Clear Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709009 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whites
- Location given for Clear Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0748749 Lon: -90.192587
- 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 Rankin, 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- Clear Branch 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. |