A visit to the Harrington 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 Harrington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrington Cemetery:
31.8391, -89.7815
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harrington Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Harrington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harrington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Harrington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McLaurin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McLaurin Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Goodwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- The Athens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Athens Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167119 <5>
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Boswell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rials Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rials Creek Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rials Creek Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Old St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Coat Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hen Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hen Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hen Magee Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Malloy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Malloy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malloy Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harrington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Magee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Coats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Sanatorium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Mendenhall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Arbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Shivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- D'Lo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- New Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mize
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Galilee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Grange ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Puckett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Prentiss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Braxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Cato
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Harrington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 Harrington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 Harrington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670965 (Harrington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670965 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mendenhall SE
- Location given for Harrington Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8390501 Lon: -89.7814644
- 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 Simpson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrington 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |