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A visit to the Fords 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 Fords Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fords 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 Fords Cemetery

Lat:   34.1154°   (34° 6' 55")

Lon:   -89.7987°   (-89° 47' 55")

The Fords Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County<2>.

The county seat for Yalobusha County is located in Water Valley. Water Valley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Fords Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Fords Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Sardinia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardinia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardinia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sardinia Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Long Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Sylva Rena Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylva Rena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylva Rena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sylva Rena Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Pipkin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pipkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pipkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pipkin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Sayles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sayles Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Guess Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guess Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Guess Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Green Goshen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Goshen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Goshen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Austin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Austin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Big Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Love Joy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Joy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Love Joy Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Duke Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duke Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Swearengen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swearengen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swearengen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swearengen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goshen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 Yalobusha County
    • Berry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berry Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Pine Spring Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Spring Cemetery is located in Yalobusha 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 Fords Cemetery.

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

  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Yalobusha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <6>
  • Velma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
    • Velma is located in Yalobusha County
  • Tillatoba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillatoba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
    • Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
  • Water Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <6>
  • Pope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Pope is located in Panola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Coffeeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Courtland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
    • Courtland is located in Panola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Springdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Springdale is located in Lafayette County
  • Crevi ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crevi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
    • Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Batesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
    • Batesville is located in Panola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <6>
  • Terza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terza. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
    • Terza is located in Panola County
  • Charleston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Taylor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
    • Chapeltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
      • Chapeltown is located in Panola County
    • Rosebloom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebloom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
      • Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Crowder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
      • Crowder is located in Quitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Paynes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
      • Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Alesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
      • Alesville is located in Lafayette County
    • Mims
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
      • Mims is located in Panola County
    • Memphis Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Memphis Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
      • Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County

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 Fords Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yalobusha County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fords 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 professional and volunteer 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 Fords 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 Fords Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #693241  (Fords Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #693241 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: Coker Lake
    • County: Yalobusha         Elev: 122
    • Location given for GNIS #693241 (Fords 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 Yalobusha, 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 obstructions 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 Fords Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1154, Longitude: -89.7987       In this case, the coordinates for the Fords 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>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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