A visit to the Governor Matthews 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 Governor Matthews Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Governor Matthews Cemetery:
34.8420, -89.2604
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Governor Matthews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Governor Matthews Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the east of the Governor Matthews Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Governor Matthews Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Governor Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hamer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hamer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bogard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bogard Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogard Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Hardaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hardaway Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ashland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Samuel Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Lamar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Lamar Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lamar Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Gorman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gorman Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Redfern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Redfern Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern Cemetery
- McKinzie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McKinzie Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinzie Cemetery
- Fleet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fleet Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Governor Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Governor Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snow Lake Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hudsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Atway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Michigan City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Whitten Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Slayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Potts Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Forty Five
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Hickory Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Saulsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Red Banks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Falkner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Taska
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
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 Governor Matthews Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Governor Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- Holly Springs
- La Grange
- Ripley
- Ripley lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Governor Matthews Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ripley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
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 Governor Matthews Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Governor Matthews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705880 (Governor Matthews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705880 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holly Springs SE
- Location given for Governor Matthews Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8420386 Lon: -89.2603497
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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 Benton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Governor Matthews 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. |