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:
33.7415, -90.0018
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 Grenada County<2>.
The county seat for Grenada County is located in Grenada. Grenada lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Duncan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Duncan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Tascohoma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tascohoma Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascohoma Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Oxberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oxberry Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxberry Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sparta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Trimbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Emmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmons Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Turkey Foot Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Avalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rosebloom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Leverett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Teoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Grenada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Memphis Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Money
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Paynes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Elliott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Browning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Minter City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Sunnyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Shellmound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Tillatoba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Glendora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Swan Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eskridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Schlater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Fort Loring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
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 Grenada County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Charleston
- Greenwood
- Grenada
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Grenada 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 #669504 (Duncan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669504 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: Grenada
- Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avalon
- Location given for Duncan Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7415049 Lon: -90.0017532
- 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 Grenada, 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 things 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. |
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