A visit to the County Line 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 County Line Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the County Line Cemetery:
32.0538, -89.8104
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the County Line Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The County Line Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the County Line Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the County Line Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the County Line Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from County Line Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Everett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Galilee Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burnham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Burnham Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Cemetery
- Silverena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Silverena Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverena Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Overby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Overby Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Miley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Miley Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley 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 County Line Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from County Line Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Puckett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Galilee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Cato
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- D'Lo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Braxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Sanatorium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Polkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Magee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Cooperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Westville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Coats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Pelahatchie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Jaynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Mize
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bezer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 County Line Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The County Line Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Magee
- Magee lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the County Line Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the County Line Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
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 County Line Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 County Line Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709014 (County Line Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709014 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Puckett
- Location given for County Line Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0537653 Lon: -89.8103541
- 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 Rankin, 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- County Line 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. |