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Introduction ...

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 Derrick Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.1485°   (32° 8' 54")

Lon:   -89.5743°   (-89° 34' 27")

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 .

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 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 Derrick Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Smith County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Derrick Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 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.

    • Polkville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Polkville is located in Smith County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
      • Daniel is located in Smith County
    • Hunter Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
    • Cooperville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
      • Cooperville is located in Scott County
    • Galilee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
      • Galilee is located in Rankin County
    • Puckett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
      • Puckett is located in Rankin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Bezer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bezer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Morton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
    • Sylvarena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Raworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
    • Kalem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Forest
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
        • Forest is located in Scott County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
      • Mineral Springs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
        • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
      • Success ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
        • Success is located in Jasper County
      • Pelahatchie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cato
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
        • Cato is located in Rankin County
      • Mize
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
        • Mize is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <4>
      • Hamlet ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
        • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
      • Stevens ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
        • Stevens is located in Jasper County
      • Louin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
        • Louin is located in Jasper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Montrose
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
        • Montrose is located in Jasper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Derrick Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • New Chapel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Chapel Cemetery
    • Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Providence Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Moulder Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moulder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moulder Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moulder Cemetery
    • Burns UMB Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Barber Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barber Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
    • Burns Baptist Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Burns Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Burns Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Burns Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Baptist Cemetery
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Chapel Cemetery
    • Moss Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moss Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Gordan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gordan Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordan Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Boykin Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Boykin Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Boykin Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boykin Church Cemetery
      • Myers Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Myers Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
      • Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Elam Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elam Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elam Cemetery
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Steve Hughes Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Steve Hughes Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Steve Hughes Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Raleigh.
        • The Steve Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Field Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steve Hughes Cemetery
      • Page Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Page Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
      • Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The Black Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
      • Lingle Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The Lingle Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lingle Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #693086 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: Homewood
      • County: Smith         Elev: 138
      • Location given for GNIS #693086 (Derrick Cemetery)

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

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Derrick Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1485, Longitude: -89.5743    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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