A visit to the Coopers 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 Coopers Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coopers 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 Coopers Cemetery
Lat: 32.8696° (32° 52' 10")
Lon: -90.2890° (-90° 17' 20")
The Coopers Cemetery is located in Yazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Yazoo County is located in Yazoo City. Yazoo City lies just to the west of the Coopers Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Coopers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coopers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tranquil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tranquil Cemetery
- The Tranquil Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- The Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Hardshell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardshell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardshell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Luce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Luce Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway UMC Cemetery
- The Midway UMC Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Smith's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith's Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- St. James Church of God In Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Church of God In Christ Church Cemetery
- The St. James Church of God In Christ Church Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Piney Springs Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Old Temple Love Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Temple Love Cemetery
- The Old Temple Love Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Short Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Bull Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Alsop Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alsop Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alsop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Alsop Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Phillips Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Pepper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pepper Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pepper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pepper Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Heard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Hoover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Tolar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Brantley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Coxburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coxburg Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coxburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coxburg Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Piney Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coopers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coopers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Yazoo City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <6>
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Nod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Coxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Tolarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bee Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Anding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Pluto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Vaughan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Bentonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
- Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <6>
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Mileston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake
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 Coopers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coopers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bentonia
- Bentonia lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Coopers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bentonia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
- Pickens
- Pickens lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Coopers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pickens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Yazoo City
- Yazoo City lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Coopers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yazoo City.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
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 Coopers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yazoo County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Attala County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Hinds County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Holmes County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Humphreys County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Leflore County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Sharkey County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Yazoo County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Mississippi
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Mississippi
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Yazoo
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Coopers Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Coopers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668813 (Coopers Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #668813 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: Benton
- County: Yazoo Elev: 94
- Location given for GNIS #668813 (Coopers Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Yazoo, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Coopers Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8696, Longitude: -90.2890 In this case, the coordinates for the Coopers 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |