A visit to the Hemphill 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 Hemphill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hemphill Cemetery:
33.2937, -89.3834
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hemphill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Ackerman. Ackerman lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Hemphill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hemphill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hemphill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hemphill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- French Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The French Camp Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mill Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mill Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mill Springs Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of French Camp.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60943 <5>
- Eades Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eades Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eades Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Covenant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Covenant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
- White Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Weir Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Weir Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Weir Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Chapel Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Crape Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crape Creek Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crape Creek Cemetery
- Dacus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dacus Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus Cemetery
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Antioch Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- First Unity UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keen Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Keen Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Keen Family Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Keen Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Ackerman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2480824 <5>
- New Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Hamrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamrick Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hemphill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hemphill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- French Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weir
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Langley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Ackerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Sibleyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Williams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Kilmichael
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Reform
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Auris ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Hesterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Eupora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hinze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Sturgis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Rocky Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Kosciusko
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sapa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Vowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Vaiden
(21 miles [33.8 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 Hemphill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hemphill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Kosciusko
- Louisville
- Vaiden
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 Hemphill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Hemphill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #671098 (Hemphill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671098 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: French Camp
- Location given for Hemphill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2937364 Lon: -89.3834044
- 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 Choctaw, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hemphill 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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