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A visit to the Flat Rock Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Flat Rock Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flat Rock Cemetery

Lat:   34.6565°   (34° 39' 23")

Lon:   -89.0976°   (-89° 5' 51")

The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Flat Rock Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Flat Rock Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flat Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rutherford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutherford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutherford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Wicker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wicker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wicker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wicker Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Godwin Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Blue Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Old Hickory Flat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hickory Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hickory Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Hickory Flat Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Beldorah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beldorah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beldorah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beldorah Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Gray's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray's Cemetery
    • The Gray's Cemetery is located in Tippah County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gray's Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Blue Mountain.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548423 <5>
  • Sand Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Tippah County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Tippah County
    • Minter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Collins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collins Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • McKay Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKay Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Barnett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Guyton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guyton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guyton Cemetery is located in Tippah County

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 Flat Rock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flat Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Blue Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Lowrey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
    • Lowrey is located in Tippah County
  • Pine Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Benton County
  • Hickory Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
    • Hickory Flat is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Flat <7>
  • Myrtle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gravestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
    • Gravestown is located in Tippah County
  • Whitten Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitten Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
    • Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
  • Ripley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
    • Glenfield is located in Union County
  • Clarysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
    • Clarysville is located in Tippah County
  • Cornersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
    • Cornersville is located in Marshall County
  • Darden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
    • Darden is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Potts Camp
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • New Albany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <7>
    • Molino
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Molino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
      • Molino is located in Union County
    • Dumas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
      • Dumas is located in Tippah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Snow Lake Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
      • Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Falkner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Flat Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flat Rock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #705878  (Flat Rock Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #705878 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Blue Mountain
    • County: Benton         Elev: 191
    • Location given for GNIS #705878 (Flat Rock Cemetery)

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

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 Benton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Flat Rock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6565, Longitude: -89.0976       In this case, the coordinates for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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