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A visit to the Dennis 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 Dennis Cemetery ...

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

32.3710, -89.3495

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dennis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Dennis Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.

The county seat for Scott County is located in Forest. Forest lies just to the west of the Dennis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dennis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Dennis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lake City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Lake City Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake City Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Lake.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408790 <5>
  • Futchs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Futchs Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Futchs Cemetery
  • Lay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lay Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
  • Summers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Summers Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
  • Sherman Hill Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bufkin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bufkin Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bufkin Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Decatur.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58333 <5>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Gatewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Cemetery
  • Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Amis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Amis Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Cemetery
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
    • Hollingsworth Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hollingsworth Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Cemetery
    • Faulkner Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
    • Carr Methodist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Decedar Baptist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Evans Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
    • Baptist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dennis Cemetery.

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

  • Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Conehatta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Conehatta is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
  • Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
  • Six Towns ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
  • Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Harperville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harperville is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
  • Success ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Success is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Lucern
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucern is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
  • Raworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Raworth is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
  • Sebastopol
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Decatur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clifton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Kalem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Hunter Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Baxter ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Baxter is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Walnut Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garlandsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
    • High Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • Morton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Montrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Montrose is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Cash
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Burns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Burns is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Verba ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Verba is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
    • Hickory
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Dennis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Decatur
  • Forest
  • Hickory
  • Morton
  • Newton
    • Newton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Dennis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton

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 Dennis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Scott 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 Dennis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #704954  (Dennis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704954 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: Scott
      • Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake
      • Location given for Dennis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.3709769     Lon: -89.3495091
      • 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 Scott, 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- Dennis 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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