A visit to the Eastside 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 Eastside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eastside Cemetery:
32.3207, -89.7562
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eastside Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Eastside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eastside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Eastside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eastside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pelahatchie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pelahatchie Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Line Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Line Creek Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Creek Cemetery
- Barefoot Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Reagan Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan Cemetery
- Lodebar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lodebar Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Pelahatchie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pelahatchie Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gulde Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gulde Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulde Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Hollybush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollybush Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybush Cemetery
- Jordan Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jordan Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- East Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The East Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Morton Cemetery
- Hodge Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodge Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Hill Cemetery
- Morton Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morton Memorial Gardens is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Memorial Gardens
- The Morton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Morton Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61046 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eastside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eastside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pelahatchie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cooperville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Hunter Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Kalem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Raworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Daniel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Sand Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Goshen Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Fannin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Puckett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Burns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Ludlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Galilee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
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 Eastside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eastside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Forest
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
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 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 Eastside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Eastside Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709026 (Eastside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709026 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pelahatchie
- Location given for Eastside Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.320701 Lon: -89.7561862
- 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 Rankin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastside 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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