A visit to the Hazlehurst 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 Hazlehurst Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hazlehurst Cemetery:
31.8524, -90.3995
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hazlehurst Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hazlehurst Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies just to the north northeast of the Hazlehurst Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hazlehurst Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hazlehurst Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hazlehurst Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Ellington - Redus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellington - Redus Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington - Redus Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ellington - Redus Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Hazlehurst.
- The Ellington - Redus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59152 <5>
- Deaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Deaton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaton Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Tyson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tyson Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery
- Russell - Tillman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mullens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Gallman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gallman Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman Cemetery
- Wiltshire - King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Franklin Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hazlehurst Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hazlehurst Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hazlehurst
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Glancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Beauregard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Crystal Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wesson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bowerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- New Sight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Thompsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Tryus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Alonzo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Nola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Terry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Caseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Brookhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
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 Hazlehurst Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hazlehurst Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Brookhaven
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Terry
- Terry lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hazlehurst Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Terry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Utica
- Wesson
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 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 Hazlehurst Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Copiah 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 Hazlehurst Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708027 (Hazlehurst Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708027 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: Copiah
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hazlehurst
- Location given for Hazlehurst Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8523829 Lon: -90.3995367
- 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 Copiah, 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- Hazlehurst 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. |