A visit to the Elijah 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 Elijah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elijah Cemetery:
34.4240, -89.6620
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elijah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elijah Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Elijah Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Elijah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elijah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Buford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Fulmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fulmer Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Simon Chapel #2 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lammey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lammey Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lammey Cemetery
- Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
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- Black Jack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- Toby Tubby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Toby Tubby Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby Tubby Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Free Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Free Springs Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Springs Cemetery
- Waldrip Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Waldrip Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip Cemetery
- Langstons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Langstons Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstons Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Harmontown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harmontown Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Elijah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elijah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Harmontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Terza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Tyro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Taylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laws Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Aiken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chulahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
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- Looxahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Wyatte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Batesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Como
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Water Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Delay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Cornish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Marianna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
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 Elijah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elijah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Oxford
- Sardis
- Senatobia
- Water Valley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Elijah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Elijah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #684365 (Elijah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684365 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coles Point
- Location given for Elijah Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4239945 Lon: -89.6620297
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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 Lafayette, 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 from Point A (ie- Elijah 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |