A visit to the Galilee 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 Galilee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galilee Cemetery:
31.7996, -90.1779
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Galilee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Galilee Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Galilee Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Galilee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galilee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Lily Mae Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lily Mae Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Mae Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taylor Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Armstrong - Buckley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
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- Stronghope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stronghope Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghope Cemetery
- Red Bone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Bone Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bone Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Fair Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fair Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Galilee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galilee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Tryus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Shivers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- New Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beauregard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Nola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Rosella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Hooker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Grange ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hazlehurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Wesson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Silver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alonzo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- New Sight
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Glancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
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 Galilee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Galilee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Monticello
- Wesson
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 helpful 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 Galilee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Copiah 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 Galilee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708022 (Galilee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708022 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: Copiah
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Georgetown
- Location given for Galilee Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7996065 Lon: -90.1778642
- 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 Copiah, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galilee 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |