A visit to the College 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 College Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the College Hill Cemetery:
34.2346, -88.8867
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the College Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The College Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County<2>.
The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Pontotoc. Pontotoc lies just to the west of the College Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the College Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the College Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from College Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- Palmetto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- West Moreland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chesterville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chesterville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- Pontotoc Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pontotoc Memorial Park is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc Memorial Park
- Pontotoc City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smerney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smerney Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smerney Cemetery
- Pontocola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pontocola Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontocola Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Edington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Edington Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edington Cemetery
- Old Coffee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Coffee Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Coffee Cemetery
- Mallory Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Allens Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Belden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Belden Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the College Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from College Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bissell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Nixon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Pontotoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Algoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tupelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Blue Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ecru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plantersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Possum Trot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Pannell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Saltillo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jug Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Ingomar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Turnpike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- New Houlka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <6>
- Ellistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Boggan Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
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 College Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The College Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the College Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- Pontotoc
- Tupelo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 College Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pontotoc 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 College Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668695 (College Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668695 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: Pontotoc
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southeast Pontotoc
- Location given for College Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2345508 Lon: -88.8867247
- 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 Pontotoc, 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- College 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. |