A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
33.0329, -89.9943
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the north northwest of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Durham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Durham Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Springhill Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Gages Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gages Springs Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gages Springs Cemetery
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Buck Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Lexington.
- The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63549 <5>
- Spoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spoll Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoll Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Owen Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Truly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Truly Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truly Cemetery
- Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Falls Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Gulledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Damascus Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Stigler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stigler Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Rule Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rule Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Sproles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sproles Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sproles Cemetery
- Brister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brister Cemetery is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richland is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Goodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pickens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossing is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Fordyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Coxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coxburg is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Tolarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tolarville is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Sallis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ituma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Evans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Zemuly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Possumneck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Acona is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Tchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tchula is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gwin is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Mileston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mileston is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Good Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Sharpsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Wyatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Bee Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bee Lake is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
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 Franklin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
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 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706624 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706624 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owens Wells
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0329074 Lon: -89.9942515
- 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 Holmes, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |