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A visit to the Dry Ridge Cemetery ...

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 Dry Ridge Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.7947°   (31° 47' 40")

Lon:   -89.8771°   (-89° 52' 37")

The Dry Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County<1>.

The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north of the Dry Ridge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dry Ridge Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Berry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berry Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57965 <5>
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Graves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graves Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Grubbs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grubbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Stonewall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonewall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonewall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Hemby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hemby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Old St. Peter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old St. Peter Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • North Silver Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Stater Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stater Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Brinson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Griffith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Cole Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Hen Magee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hen Magee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hen Magee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hen Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Malloy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malloy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malloy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Malloy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • McLaurin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLaurin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLaurin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLaurin Cemetery is located in Simpson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Dry Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jaynesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Westville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shivers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • New Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
    • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <7>
  • Magee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <7>
  • Sanatorium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grange ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Grange is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grange
    • From the Dry Ridge Cemetery to Grange
  • Coats
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mendenhall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
    • Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <7>
  • Mount Olive
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Prentiss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • D'Lo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Lo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
    • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Hooker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hooker
      • From the Dry Ridge Cemetery to Hooker
    • Silver Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <7>
    • Arbo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
      • Arbo is located in Covington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arbo
      • From the Dry Ridge Cemetery to Arbo
    • Braxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
      • Braxton is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Georgetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people

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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dry Ridge Cemetery:

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 Ridge Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1805882  (Dry Ridge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1805882 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: Shivers
    • County: Simpson         Elev: 165
    • Location given for GNIS #1805882 (Dry Ridge 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 Simpson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dry Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7947, Longitude: -89.8771    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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