A visit to the Collums 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 Collums Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collums Cemetery:
34.0584, -89.2484
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collums Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collums Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Pittsboro. Pittsboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Collums Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Collums Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Collums Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collums Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hunters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61133 <5>
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Loyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Loyd Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tutor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tutor Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Cemetery
- Gaston Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cooke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Carey Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Carey Springs Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Springs Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Reasons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Reasons Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasons Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Pittsboro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pittsboro Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro Cemetery
- Salmon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Salmon Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Cemetery
- Bramlett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bramlett Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Collums Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collums Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sarepta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Bruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Banner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Pannell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Vardaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thelma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- New Houlka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Toccopola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Calhoun City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Derma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Algoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benela
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Cornish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Big Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Goodford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Lafayette Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Turnpike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Thaxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pontotoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
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 Collums Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collums Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Calhoun City
- Houston
- Pittsboro
- Pontotoc
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 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 Collums Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Collums Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668708 (Collums Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668708 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Robbs
- Location given for Collums Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0584424 Lon: -89.2484053
- 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 Calhoun, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collums 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. |