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A visit to the First Unity United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the First Unity UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The First Unity UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2651611)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 First Unity UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Unity UMC Cemetery

Lat:   33.2596°   (33° 15' 34")

Lon:   -89.2858°   (-89° 17' 8")

The First Unity UMC Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.

The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Ackerman. Ackerman lies just to the east northeast of the First Unity UMC Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the First Unity UMC Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Unity UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beulah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Penderville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penderville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penderville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Penderville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Weir Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weir Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weir Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weir Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Mill Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Attala County
  • Fentress Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fentress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fentress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fentress Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • McCool Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCool Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCool Cemetery is located in Attala County
  • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Attala County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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    • Old Concord Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Big Jerusalem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • South Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Union Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Hemphill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemphill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemphill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
    • Bowie Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowie Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowie Chapel Cemetery is located in Attala County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the First Unity UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Unity UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Weir
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <6>
  • McCool
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • French Camp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
    • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <6>
  • Ackerman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bankston ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Attala County
  • Williams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ethel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reform
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Langley ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Langley is located in Attala County
  • Hinze
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sturgis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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 First Unity UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Unity UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 First Unity UMC Cemetery:

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 First Unity UMC Cemetery:

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Choctaw, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the First Unity UMC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2596, Longitude: -89.2858    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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