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A visit to the Florence 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 Florence Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.1499°   (32° 8' 59")

Lon:   -90.1321°   (-90° 7' 55")

The Florence Cemetery is located in Rankin County<1>.

The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Florence Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Florence Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Cleary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cleary Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Richland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Sinai Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sinai Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Briar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Briar Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Brown Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Mountain Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wesleyanna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodhope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Enoch Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Clear Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Branch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • McGowen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGowen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGowen Cemetery is located in Hinds County
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • Old Sea Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Sea Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • Mt. Elam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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]<2> of the Florence Cemetery.

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

  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
  • King
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Rankin County
  • Whites
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whites. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Whites is located in Rankin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Whites
    • From the Florence Cemetery to Whites
  • Richland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clear Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pearson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Pearson is located in Rankin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pearson
    • From the Florence Cemetery to Pearson
  • Byram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alonzo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alonzo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
    • Alonzo is located in Rankin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alonzo
    • From the Florence Cemetery to Alonzo
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <6>
  • Choctaw Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
    • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
  • Terry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Jackson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brandon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Braxton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
      • Braxton is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Flowood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
      • Flowood is located in Rankin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <6>
    • Hopewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Hinds County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From the Florence Cemetery to Midway
    • Cato
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Florence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Florence 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 Florence Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #709046  (Florence Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #709046 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: Florence
    • County: Rankin         Elev: 93
    • Location given for GNIS #709046 (Florence Cemetery)

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Florence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1499, Longitude: -90.1321    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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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