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A visit to the Free Springs 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 Free Springs Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.5251°   (34° 31' 30")

Lon:   -89.6518°   (-89° 39' 6")

The Free Springs Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.

The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Free Springs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Free Springs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Waldrip Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldrip Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldrip Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waldrip Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Lammey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lammey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lammey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lammey Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Harmontown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmontown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmontown Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Fulmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fulmer Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Mt. Peryn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Peryn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Peryn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Peryn Cemetery is located in Tate County
  • Langstons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langstons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langstons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Langstons Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Buford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Wyatt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
  • Harris Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Tate County
  • Tyro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tyro Cemetery is located in Tate County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Glenville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glenville Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Mt. Patient Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Patient Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Patient Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Patient Cemetery is located in Tate County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Emery Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emery Cemetery is located in Panola County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Free Springs Cemetery.

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

  • Harmontown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
    • Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
  • Laws Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
    • Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Wyatte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
    • Wyatte is located in Tate County
  • Abbeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
    • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <6>
  • Aiken
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
    • Aiken is located in Tate County
  • Chulahoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
    • Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
  • Alesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
    • Alesville is located in Lafayette County
  • Oxford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
  • Marianna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marianna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
    • Marianna is located in Marshall County
  • Sardis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Panola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <6>
  • Terza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
    • Terza is located in Panola County
  • Poagville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
    • Poagville is located in Tate County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Tate County
    • Como
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Como is located in Panola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <6>
    • Antioch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Tate County
    • Taylor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Altus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Altus is located in Lafayette County
    • Senatobia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
      • Senatobia is located in Tate County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <6>
    • Holly Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <6>
    • Batesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Ingrams Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
      • Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
    • Springdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Lafayette County
    • Potts Camp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Banks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Alphaba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
      • Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
    • Coldwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Free Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Free Springs 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 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 Free Springs 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 Free Springs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #684370  (Free Springs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #684370 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: Tyro
    • County: Lafayette         Elev: 104
    • Location given for GNIS #684370 (Free Springs 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 Lafayette, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Free Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5251, Longitude: -89.6518       In this case, the coordinates for the Free Springs 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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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