A visit to the Damascus 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 Damascus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Damascus Cemetery:
32.8340, -89.7090
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Damascus Cemetery is located in Leake County<2>.
The county seat for Leake County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Damascus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Damascus Cemetery.
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.
- Thomastown Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Black Jack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- New Roby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The New Roby Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roby Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill MB Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Camden Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Tribulation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Tribulation Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribulation Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Isaac Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Isaac Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Saint Ann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Zemuly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sallis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goodman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kosciusko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Tuscola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Durant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Cash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Standing Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Vaughan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Possumneck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
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 Leake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Damascus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Kosciusko
- Pickens
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 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 Damascus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Leake 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 Damascus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691100 (Damascus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691100 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: Leake
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thomastown
- Location given for Damascus Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8340215 Lon: -89.7089675
- 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 Leake, 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- Damascus 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. |