A visit to the Hightower 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 Hightower Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hightower Cemetery:
33.5648, -89.4901
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hightower Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Walthall. Walthall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Hightower Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hightower Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hightower Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Edgeworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Edgeworth Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Loggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Loggins Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggins Cemetery
- Henry Purnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Purnell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Purnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Purnell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Kilmichael.
- Purnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Purnell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purnell Cemetery
- Pine Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Peebles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peebles Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles Cemetery
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- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Ingrams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ingrams Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Cox & Carver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cox & Carver Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox & Carver Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Sarepta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Edward Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hightower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hightower Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Minerva
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Sweatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Sibleyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Kilmichael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Eupora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walthall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Eskridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Slate Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Duck Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Winona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sapa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Fame
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Montevista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Elliott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- French Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
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 Hightower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hightower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calhoun City
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Vaiden
- Winona
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 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 Hightower Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Hightower Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #682842 (Hightower Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #682842 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Sand Creek
- Location given for Hightower Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5648439 Lon: -89.4900746
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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 Webster, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hightower 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |