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A visit to the Cockerham 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 Cockerham Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cockerham 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 Cockerham Cemetery

Lat:   33.8068°   (33° 48' 24")

Lon:   -88.3350°   (-88° 20' 5")

The Cockerham Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Cockerham Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Cockerham Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cockerham Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Roberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Walters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walters Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Marchbanks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marchbanks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marchbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marchbanks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Easter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Easter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Seely Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seely Cemetery
    • The Seely Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • The Seely Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Berry Cemetery
    • Seeley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1474223 <5>
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Easter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Easter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • County Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Moss & Reed Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss & Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss & Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moss & Reed Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Blair Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blair Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Sartor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sartor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sartor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sartor Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Beeks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beeks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • New Prospect Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Ross Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Egger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Egger Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Monroe County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cockerham Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cockerham Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Greenwood Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Gattman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
    • Gattman is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Caledonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kolola Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
    • Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
  • Splunge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Splunge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
    • Splunge is located in Monroe County
  • Acker ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
    • Acker is located in Monroe County
  • Hatley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
    • Hatley is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Aberdeen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Floyton ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
    • Floyton is located in Monroe County
  • Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sulligent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
      • Sulligent is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <6>
    • Vinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Clay County
    • Ales ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
      • Ales is located in Monroe County
    • Hightogy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
      • Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Amory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
      • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
    • Riggins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
      • Riggins is located in Monroe County
    • Smithville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Detroit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <6>
    • Wren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Monroe County

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 Cockerham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cockerham Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Cockerham Cemetery:

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 Cockerham Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #668640  (Cockerham Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #668640 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: Amory SE
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 128
    • Location given for GNIS #668640 (Cockerham Cemetery)

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org

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 Monroe, 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 Cockerham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8068, Longitude: -88.3350       In this case, the coordinates for the Cockerham 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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