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. 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 Curtis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Curtis Cemetery:
34.9348, -88.2273
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north 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)
- Short Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Beall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beall Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beall Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Wates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wates Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wates Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Shanghai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Clement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Riverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Bruton Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nash Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Pyburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Glens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Oldham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Lowryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Holcut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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. 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.
- Burnsville
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Curtis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tishomingo 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 Curtis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #669030 (Curtis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669030 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: Tishomingo
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yellow Creek
- Location given for Curtis Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9348097 Lon: -88.2272632
- 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 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- Curtis 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. |