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A visit to the Damascus Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Damascus Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Damascus Cemetery (FG ID #58895)

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 Damascus Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Damascus Cemetery

Lat:   31.5950°   (31° 35' 41")

Lon:   -90.6750°   (-90° 40' 29")

The Damascus Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Damascus Cemetery .

Name Variations for Damascus Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Damascus Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Damascus Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Calcote Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calcote Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calcote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calcote Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Siloam MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scott Family Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lucien Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucien Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucien Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Ben Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ben Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ben Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ben Salem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Herring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herring Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Bockles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bockles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bockles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bockles Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • McDanial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDanial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDanial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDanial Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Newman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • McGehee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGehee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGehee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Judge Thomas Magee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ebenezer AME Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Rocky Point Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • McCall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCall Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Ramah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramah Cemetery is located in Franklin County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Damascus Cemetery.

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

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 Damascus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Damascus 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 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 Damascus 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 Damascus Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #712196  (Damascus Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #712196 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: McCall Creek
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 148
    • Location given for GNIS #712196 (Damascus Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #58895

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Damascus Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5950, Longitude: -90.6750    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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