A visit to the Griffin 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 Griffin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffin Cemetery:
32.1199, -90.6837
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griffin Cemetery is located in Hinds County<2>.
The county seat for Hinds County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Griffin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Griffin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chatham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chatham Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Cemetery
- Nutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nutt Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt Cemetery
- Seven Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Star Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Breeden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Breeden Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeden Cemetery
- Fatherree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fatherree Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatherree Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Ritchey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ritchey Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey Cemetery
- Lemon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lemon Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- McElwee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McElwee Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwee Cemetery
- Hutchins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
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- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Richmond Terrell Skipworth Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nalley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nalley Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nalley Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook 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 Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cayuga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Utica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carpenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Rocky Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Myles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Newman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Learned
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Bear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Saint Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
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- Willows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Edwards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newmans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Stout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
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 Griffin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hinds County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Edwards
- Port Gibson
- Raymond
- Utica
- Vicksburg
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 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Hinds 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670740 (Griffin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670740 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: Hinds
- Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Utica West
- Location given for Griffin Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1198752 Lon: -90.6837115
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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 Hinds, 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- Griffin 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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