A visit to the Dumas 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 Dumas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dumas Cemetery:
34.6295, -88.8426
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dumas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dumas Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Dumas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dumas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dumas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dumas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Stubb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stubb Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubb Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Boxs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boxs Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxs Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- New York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61273 <5>
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Wiers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiers Chapel Cemetery
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63611 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dumas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dumas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dumas
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Molino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Clarysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Geeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Blue Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Corrona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Jumpertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lowrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mound City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Ellistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Glenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boggan Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Jug Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Baldwyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Falkner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Booneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitten Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Gravestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
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 Dumas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dumas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mountain
- Booneville
- New Albany
- Ripley
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 professional and volunteer 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 Dumas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tippah 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 Dumas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #683504 (Dumas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683504 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dumas
- Location given for Dumas Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6295421 Lon: -88.8425593
- 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 Tippah, 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- Dumas 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. |