A visit to the Derrick 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 Derrick Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Derrick Cemetery:
32.1485, -89.5743
The Derrick Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the south southeast of the Derrick Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Derrick Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Derrick Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Derrick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moulder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moulder Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulder Cemetery
- Burns UMB Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Gordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gordan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordan Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Boykin Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Steve Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Page Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lingle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Derrick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Derrick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burns
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Polkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daniel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Cooperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Bezer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sylvarena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Raworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kalem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Success ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pelahatchie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cato
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mize
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Louin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Derrick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Derrick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest
- Mize
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
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 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 Derrick Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Derrick Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693086 (Derrick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693086 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Homewood
- Location given for Derrick Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1482066 Lon: -89.5745147
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Derrick Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |