A visit to the Gages 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. 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 Gages Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gages Springs Cemetery:
33.0546, -89.9593
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gages Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gages Springs Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the northwest of the Gages Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gages Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gages Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gages Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Durham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sproles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sproles Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sproles Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Gulledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Mizpah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mizpah Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- The Mizpah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Durant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59069 <5>
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Barksdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barksdale Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Brister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brister Cemetery is 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gages Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gages Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Goodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sallis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Possumneck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Fordyke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ituma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tolarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Coxburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Acona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Zemuly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Rocky Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Vaughan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Tchula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Evans
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Mileston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Hesterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Auris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Wyatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
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 Gages Springs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gages Springs 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 start 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 Gages Springs 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 Gages Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670280 (Gages Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670280 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: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owens Wells
- Location given for Gages Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0545736 Lon: -89.9592511
- 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 from Point A (ie- Gages Springs 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. |