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A visit to the Curtis 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 Curtis Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Curtis 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 Curtis Cemetery

Lat:   34.9348°   (34° 56' 5")

Lon:   -88.2273°   (-88° 13' 38")

The Curtis Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County<2>.

The county seat for Tishomingo County is located in Iuka. Iuka lies just to the south southeast of the Curtis Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Curtis Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Curtis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • North Cross Roads Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cross Roads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Patrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patrick Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Iuka.
    • The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Poplar Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Popular Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62132 <5>
  • Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Short Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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 Tishomingo County
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Camp Ground Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Beall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beall Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Morris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morris Cemetery is located in Hardin County (TN)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
    • Wates Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wates Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wates Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Shanghai Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
    • Clement Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clement Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Carson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)

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 Curtis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Curtis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Short
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Short is located in Tishomingo County
  • Haddock ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
    • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Slab Town ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
    • Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
  • Burnsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <7>
  • Iuka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <7>
  • Riverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Waterloo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <7>
  • Nash Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
    • Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
  • Pyburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
    • Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
  • Glens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
    • Glens is located in Alcorn County
  • Hamburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Glen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
      • Glen is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Oldham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
      • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
    • Farmington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
    • Lowryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
      • Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tishomingo County
    • Shiloh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Michie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie
      • Michie is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michie <7>
    • Ingleton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
      • Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Jacinto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
      • Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
    • Corinth
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Curtis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tishomingo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Curtis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Curtis Cemetery:

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 Curtis Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #669030  (Curtis Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #669030 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: Yellow Creek
    • County: Tishomingo         Elev: 154
    • Location given for GNIS #669030 (Curtis Cemetery)

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 Tishomingo, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Curtis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9348, Longitude: -88.2273       In this case, the coordinates for the Curtis 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>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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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