A visit to the Duncan 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 Duncan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Duncan Cemetery:
34.7309, -89.1073
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Duncan Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the north northwest of the Duncan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Duncan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Duncan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Minter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Minter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Cemetery
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Shelby Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shelby Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Creek Cemetery
- Curtis Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Curtis Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Creek Cemetery
- Hudspeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hudspeth Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Whitten Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitten Town Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Godwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Embry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- Ormans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ormans Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormans Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Blue Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mtn. Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gravestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Pine Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Whitten Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Lowrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Potts Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Falkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Cornersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Glenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Darden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Molino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Dumas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Tiplersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- New Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hudsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
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 Duncan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- Holly Springs
- New Albany
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693136 (Duncan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693136 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Mountain
- Location given for Duncan Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7309298 Lon: -89.10729
- 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 Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Duncan 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. |