A visit to the Gaston 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 Gaston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gaston Cemetery:
34.7048, -88.5956
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gaston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gaston Cemetery is located in Prentiss County<2>.
The county seat for Prentiss County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the south southeast of the Gaston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gaston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gaston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gaston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Betts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Betts Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447087 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Carolina Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
- Oaklawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Park
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morton Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Chapel Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crossroads Cemetery is located in Jumpertown.
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960154 <5>
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Jumpertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jumpertown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Booneville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rienzi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rienzi Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi Cemetery
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- Rienzi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rienzi Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi Cemetery
- Alcorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alcorn Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn Cemetery
- Jumpertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jumpertown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackland Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58097 <5>
- Osborne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gaston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gaston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Booneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Blackland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Rienzi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Altitude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Hightown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Searcy Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Biggersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Geeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jacinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Kossuth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Baldwyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dumas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- New Site
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Glens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
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 Gaston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prentiss County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gaston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Booneville
- Corinth
- Jacinto
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 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 Gaston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Prentiss 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 Gaston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706163 (Gaston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706163 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: Prentiss
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Booneville
- Location given for Gaston Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7048163 Lon: -88.595608
- 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 Prentiss, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaston 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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