A visit to the Heads 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 Heads Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heads Cemetery:
33.4679, -90.8565
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Heads Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Heads Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Heads Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Heads Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Heads Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heads Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Charity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Helm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Cemetery
- Stoneville - Leland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Jake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jake Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery
- Jake Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jake Cemetery #2 is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery #2
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Christian Life Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shamrock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Lamont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamont Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Forkland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Forkland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Heads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heads Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Napanee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Dunleith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Helm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Leland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Heathman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Metcalfe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Shaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Longshot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Indianola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grapeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Faisonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Lamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Benoit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Scott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Baird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Dahomy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Roundaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Inverness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Boyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Heads Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Heads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Indianola
- Leland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Heads Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Heads Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #671050 (Heads Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671050 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holly Ridge
- Location given for Heads Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4678939 Lon: -90.8564877
- 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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heads 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. |
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