A visit to the Felton 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 Felton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Felton Cemetery:
32.8535, -88.6031
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Felton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Felton Cemetery is located in Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies just to the south southwest of the Felton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Felton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Felton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Felton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Twin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Wahalak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak Cemetery
- Van Devender Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Devender Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Devender Cemetery
- DeKalb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The DeKalb Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeKalb Cemetery
- Pine Turkey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pine Turkey Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Turkey Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Slaughter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Cemetery
- Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery (East) is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery (East) is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of De Kalb.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58575 <5>
- Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery (West) is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery (West) is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of De Kalb.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1614138 <5>
- McRae Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Blue Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Blue Chapel Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Chapel Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Shuqualak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Shuqualak Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Felton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Felton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wahalak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- De Kalb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scooba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Electric Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Shuqualak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Sucarnoochee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Lynville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Porterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Giles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Binnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Geiger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Fearns Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Emelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Mashulaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Bogue Chitto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Daleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Panola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
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 Felton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kemper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Felton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Geiger
- Macon
- Scooba
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 Felton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Kemper 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 Felton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #669944 (Felton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669944 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: Kemper
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Townsend
- Location given for Felton Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8534643 Lon: -88.6030992
- 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 Kemper, 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- Felton 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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