A visit to the Crossroads 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 Crossroads Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crossroads Cemetery:
32.2485, -89.7687
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Crossroads Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crossroads Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Crossroads Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crossroads Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thornhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Lodebar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lodebar Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Walters Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pelahatchie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pelahatchie Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie Cemetery
- Old Polkville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Polkville Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Polkville Cemetery
- The Old Polkville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Polkville Cemetery
- Old Stubbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Stubbs Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stubbs Cemetery
- Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Cemetery
- Polkville Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62116 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Line Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Line Creek Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Creek Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- Farris Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Farris Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Hill Cemetery
- Reagan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Reagan Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan Cemetery
- Gulde Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gulde Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulde Cemetery
- Mountain Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Ridge Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Ridge Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Brandon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61280 <5>
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Polkville Pentecostal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Independence Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crossroads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crossroads Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cooperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Pelahatchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Polkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Daniel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Morton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Hunter Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Puckett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Cato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Kalem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Galilee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Burns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Fannin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Sand Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Goshen Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
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 Crossroads 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 Crossroads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Forest
- Morton
- Pearl
- Pelahatchie
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Crossroads 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 Crossroads Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709018 (Crossroads Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709018 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: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johns
- Location given for Crossroads Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2484808 Lon: -89.7686862
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crossroads 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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