A visit to the East County Line 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 East County Line Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East County Line Cemetery:
34.0665, -89.0084
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East County Line Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East County Line Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County<2>.
The county seat for Chickasaw County is located in Houston. Houston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the East County Line Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East County Line Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the East County Line Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East County Line Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Redland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Redland Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
- Halsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Halsey Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- McCleskey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCleskey Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleskey Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Algoma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253925 <5>
- Reid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Ross Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Hill Cemetery
- Edington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Edington Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edington Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- The Troy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falkner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59258 <5>
- Blount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Smerney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Smerney Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smerney Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship 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 East County Line Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East County Line Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Houlka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <6>
- Goodford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Thelma
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Pannell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pontotoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Loyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Okolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vardaman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Trot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Anchor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Turnpike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Sarepta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Shannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bissell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Toccopola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Egypt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Thaxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ecru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
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 East County Line Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chickasaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East County Line Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the East County Line Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North (N) of the East County Line Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- Houston
- Okolona
- Pontotoc
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 East County Line Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Chickasaw 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 East County Line Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805878 (East County Line Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805878 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: Chickasaw
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Houlka
- Location given for East County Line Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0664976 Lon: -89.0083944
- 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 Chickasaw, 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- East County Line 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. |