A visit to the Flowers 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 Flowers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flowers Cemetery:
32.0418, -90.7645
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flowers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flowers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Port Gibson. Port Gibson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Flowers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Flowers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Lemon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lemon Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- Ritchey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ritchey Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tro Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Nutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nutt Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Shield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shield Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shield Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The French Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Breeden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Breeden Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeden Cemetery
- Seven Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Star Cemetery
- Chatham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chatham Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flowers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carlisle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
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- Myles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Rocky Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Willows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Ingleside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Newman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Port Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Adams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Learned
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Gulf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Thompsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Stout
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Oakley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
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 Flowers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Delta lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Flowers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Edwards
- Grand Gulf
- Port Gibson
- Utica
- Utica lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Flowers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Vicksburg
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 Flowers Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Flowers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670055 (Flowers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670055 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carlisle
- Location given for Flowers Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0418223 Lon: -90.7645462
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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 Claiborne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flowers 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. |