A visit to the Confederate 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 Confederate Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Confederate Cemetery:
34.3609, -89.5390
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies just to the east northeast of the Confederate Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Confederate Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Confederate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Oxford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The South Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oxford Cemetery
- North Oxford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The North Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Church Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Church Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Yellow Leaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Yellow Leaf Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Leaf Cemetery
- Smith Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Toby Tubby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Toby Tubby Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby Tubby Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Buford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Buford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford Cemetery
- Elijah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Elijah Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Kingdom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Ship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ship Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Altus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Delay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Abbeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cornish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Harmontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Water Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laws Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Lafayette Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Terza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Tyro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Toccopola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Chulahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Banner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Velma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Sarepta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Wyatte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Thaxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Darden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Aiken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
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 Confederate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Oxford
- Sardis
- Water Valley
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 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 Confederate Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Confederate Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706723 (Confederate Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706723 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oxford South
- Location given for Confederate Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3609397 Lon: -89.5389711
- 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 Lafayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Confederate 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. |