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A visit to the Giles 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 Giles Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Giles Cemetery:

32.8318, -88.3792

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Giles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Giles Cemetery is located in Kemper County<2>.

The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Giles Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Giles Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Giles Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Scooba Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Old Scooba Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scooba Cemetery
  • Blue Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Blue Chapel Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Chapel Cemetery
  • Souls Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Souls Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souls Chapel Cemetery
  • Binnsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Binnsville Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville Cemetery
  • Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Wahalak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wahalak Cemetery
  • Boney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Boney Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boney Cemetery
  • Watts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Watts Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
  • Hutchenson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hutchenson Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchenson Cemetery
  • Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eaves Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eaves Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wahalak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak Cemetery
    • Twin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Central Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • Roy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Roy Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Zion Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooksville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Cooksville Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Cherry Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cherry Cemetery is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
    • Robbins Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Kemper County
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    • Bell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Giles Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Giles Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Giles
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Giles is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
  • Geiger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Binnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Binnsville is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
  • Scooba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Electric Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
  • Emelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Sucarnoochee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
  • Sledge ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Bethel ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Panola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
  • Cooksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Wahalak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
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  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Porterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Porterville is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
    • Sumterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
    • Gainesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
    • Boyd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Shuqualak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 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 Giles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kemper County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Giles Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Giles Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Kemper 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 Giles Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #707962  (Giles Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707962 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: Kemper
      • Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Scooba
      • Location given for Giles Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8317977     Lon: -88.3792013
      • 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 Kemper, 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 from Point A (ie- Giles 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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