A visit to the Harmontown 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 Harmontown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harmontown Cemetery:
34.5395, -89.6468
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harmontown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harmontown Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Harmontown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Harmontown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harmontown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waldrip Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Waldrip Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
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- Lammey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lammey Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lammey Cemetery
- Free Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Free Springs Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Peryn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Peryn Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Peryn Cemetery
- Langstons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Langstons Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstons Cemetery
- Fulmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fulmer Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tyro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tyro Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Mt. Patient Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Patient Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Patient Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Cemetery
- Buford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Buford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Peel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Peel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harmontown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harmontown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harmontown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Laws Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Tyro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Chulahoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Abbeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aiken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Looxahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Alesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poagville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sardis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Como
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Terza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Taylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Altus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Senatobia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ingrams Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Potts Camp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Banks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alphaba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
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 Harmontown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harmontown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Holly Springs
- Oxford
- Sardis
- Senatobia
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 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 Harmontown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Harmontown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706725 (Harmontown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706725 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tyro
- Location given for Harmontown Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5395477 Lon: -89.6467513
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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 Lafayette, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harmontown 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. |