A visit to the Helm 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 Helm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helm Cemetery:
33.5001, -90.8326
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helm Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Helm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Helm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Helm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Heads Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Stoneville - Leland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jake Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery
- Jake Cemetery #2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jake Cemetery #2 is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery #2
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaw Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Shaw.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #155979 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mexican Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mexican Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Cemetery
- Christian Life Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Evening Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
- Strangers Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Asia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Asia Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia Cemetery
- Forkland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Forkland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland Cemetery
- Shamrock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Lamont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamont Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Helm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Helm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Napanee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Dunleith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Choctaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Leland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heathman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Shaw
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Metcalfe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Longshot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Indianola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Faisonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grapeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Roundaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Dahomy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Benoit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Baird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Boyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
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 Helm 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 Helm 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 visit 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 Helm 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 Helm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #671094 (Helm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671094 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: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holly Ridge
- Location given for Helm Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5001156 Lon: -90.8325977
- 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 '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- Helm 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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