A visit to the Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Creek Cemetery:
32.9207, -88.8509
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Dry Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dry Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosamond Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- The Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2494766 <5>
- Jackson Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Pleasant Springs Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Hailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hailey Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey Cemetery
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Tubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tubb Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubb Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery (East) is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery (East) is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of De Kalb.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58575 <5>
- Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery (West) is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery (West) is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of De Kalb.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1614138 <5>
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dry Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Handle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Lynville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Fearns Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Bogue Chitto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Mashulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Noxapater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Ocobla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- De Kalb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Wahalak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Rio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Macon
(21 miles [33.8 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 Dry Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kemper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Louisville
- Macon
- Philadelphia
- Plattsburg
- Scooba
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 either 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 Dry Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Kemper 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 Dry Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707955 (Dry Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707955 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: Kemper
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Preston
- Location given for Dry Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9206853 Lon: -88.8508869
- 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 Kemper, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Creek 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. |