A visit to the Cooksville 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 Cooksville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cooksville Cemetery:
32.9849, -88.3611
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cooksville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cooksville Cemetery is located in Noxubee County<2>.
The county seat for Noxubee County is located in Macon. Macon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Cooksville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cooksville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Cooksville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cooksville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Dancy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dancy Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy Cemetery
- Binnsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Binnsville Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville Cemetery
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Panola (AL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514361 <5>
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Cluster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cluster Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Cemetery
- Old Wahalak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wahalak Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Church Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Eaves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Zion Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The DeJarnate Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnate Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- McLeod Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cooksville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cooksville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cooksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Binnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Panola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Geiger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Giles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Wahalak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Scooba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shuqualak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ravine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aliceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McMullen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Electric Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Gainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- West Greene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Greene is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Emelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Beaver Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Pickensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Sucarnoochee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Deerbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
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 Cooksville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Noxubee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cooksville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Gainesville
- Geiger
- Macon
- Pickensville
- Scooba
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cooksville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Noxubee 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 Cooksville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710481 (Cooksville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710481 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: Noxubee
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panola
- Location given for Cooksville Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.98485 Lon: -88.3611464
- 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 Noxubee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cooksville 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. |
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