A visit to the Clear Springs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Springs Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clear Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clear Springs Cemetery
Lat: 31.9327° (31° 55' 57")
Lon: -90.4109° (-90° 24' 39")
The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies just to the south of the Clear Springs Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Clear Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clear Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gallman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gallman Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Wiltshire - King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiltshire - King Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiltshire - King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wiltshire - King Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Deaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deaton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Deaton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Alford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crystal Springs Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Hazlehurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazlehurst Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazlehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hazlehurst Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Little Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Old Crystal Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Crystal Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Crystal Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Crystal Springs Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Miller Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Miller Springs Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery
- The Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Hazlehurst.
- The Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277119 <5>
- Ellington - Redus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellington - Redus Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ellington - Redus Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Ellington - Redus Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- The Ellington - Redus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59152 <5>
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Copiah County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Clear Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clear Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazlehurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Bear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Terry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Alonzo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alonzo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Bowerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wesson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Wesson is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <7>
- Clear Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Whites
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whites. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palestine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Myles
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- New Sight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Learned
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
- Learned is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <7>
- King
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Rankin County
- Byram
(19 miles [30.6 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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clear Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Terry
- Terry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Clear Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Terry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Utica
- Utica lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Clear Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Wesson
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 Clear Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Copiah County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Clear Springs Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708015 (Clear Springs Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #708015 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Gallman
- County: Copiah Elev: 135
- Location given for GNIS #708015 (Clear Springs Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Copiah, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Clear Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9327, Longitude: -90.4109 In this case, the coordinates for the Clear Springs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |