A visit to the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
Lat: 31.9185° (31° 55' 6")
Lon: -89.5371° (-89° 32' 13")
The Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the north of the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairmount Waco Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Home Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McAlphin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tillson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Raleigh Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mize Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Unity Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Easterling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Ed Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mize
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Mize is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <6>
- Bezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <6>
- Coats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Magee is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <6>
- Sylvarena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Hot Coffee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Galilee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sanatorium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bay Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <6>
- Stringer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Collins is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <6>
- Daniel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Soso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Louin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mendenhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
- Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <6>
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 Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
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 helpful 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 Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9185, Longitude: -89.5371 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |