A visit to the Elam 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 Elam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elam Cemetery:
33.9537, -89.6320
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elam Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County<2>.
The county seat for Yalobusha County is located in Water Valley. Water Valley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Elam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Elam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brooms Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooms Cemetery
- Brooms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooms Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooms Cemetery
- Hairston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hairston Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hairston Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Broadstreet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Broadstreet Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadstreet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Broadstreet Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Coffeeville.
- The Broadstreet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58535 <5>
- Haven Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Haven Hill Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Hill Cemetery
- Harbor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harbor Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Buntin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Buntin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntin Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
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- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hamblet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hamblet Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblet Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Stephons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephons Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephons Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The York Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Hamblett Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arimount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Arimount Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimount Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Elam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coffeeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Velma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Memphis Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Big Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Water Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tillatoba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Grenada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Bruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Banner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rosebloom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Elliott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Calhoun City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slate Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Derma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Duck Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Sweatman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Benela
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Sarepta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Taylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turkey Foot Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Loyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
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 Elam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yalobusha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Calhoun City
- Coffeeville
- Grenada
- Pittsboro
- Water Valley
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 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 Elam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yalobusha 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 Elam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693164 (Elam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693164 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: Yalobusha
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coffeeville
- Location given for Elam Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9537242 Lon: -89.6320282
- 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 Yalobusha, 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 from Point A (ie- Elam 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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