A visit to the Falls 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 Falls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Falls Cemetery:
32.9537, -89.9745
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Falls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Falls Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Falls Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Falls Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Falls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Falls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Quiet Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Quiet Ridge Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Ridge Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Truly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Truly Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truly Cemetery
- Rule Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rule Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Durham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Hart Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hart Town Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Pole Pen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pole Pen Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Pen Cemetery
- New Banyon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Banyon Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Banyon Cemetery
- Gulledge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Falls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Falls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Goodman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pickens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Vaughan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Durant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sallis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Zemuly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Jones Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Coxburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Tolarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Possumneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Cobbville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
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 Falls Cemetery. The following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Falls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
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 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 Falls Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Falls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #669904 (Falls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669904 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodman
- Location given for Falls Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9537421 Lon: -89.9745288
- 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 Holmes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Falls 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. |