A visit to the Fourmile 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 Fourmile Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fourmile Cemetery:
33.2368, -90.7620
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fourmile Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Fourmile Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fourmile Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Fourmile Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fourmile Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Magruder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Magruder Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- New Foundation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Bluff Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff Cemetery
- Kindling Altar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Arcola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Arcola Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Clitonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Clitonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clitonia Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Section 16 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Section 16 Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section 16 Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Gideon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gideon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gideon Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. John Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evening Star Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Georgia Bend Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Georgia Bend Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Bend Cemetery
- Delta City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Delta City Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fourmile Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fourmile Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hollandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Overby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Willet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Murphy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Isola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Delta City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Gooden Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Panther Burn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Auter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Dunleith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Richey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Nitta Yuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Stoneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Belzoni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jaketown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Baird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Indianola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
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 Fourmile Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fourmile Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fourmile Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Fourmile Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670133 (Fourmile Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670133 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hollandale
- Location given for Fourmile Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2367878 Lon: -90.762041
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Washington, 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- Fourmile 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> | 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. |
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