A visit to the Hays 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 Hays Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hays Cemetery:
32.2360, -88.5887
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hays Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hays Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hays Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hays Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hays Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Devoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Devoe Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devoe Cemetery
- Long Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Meridian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247115 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Coker Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Meridian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61078 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Stinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Tims Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Tims Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tims 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 Hays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hays Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Increase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Vimville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Whynot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stonewall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pushmataha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lost Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nellieburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Bailey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Kinterbish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Lockhart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Lisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Cromwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Hookston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- De Soto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Junction City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Suqualena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Ward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Chunky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Hays Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Marion
- Meridian
- Quitman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Hays Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Hays Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #671030 (Hays Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671030 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Snell
- Location given for Hays Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2359782 Lon: -88.5886511
- 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 Lauderdale, 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- Hays 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. |