A visit to the Hill Springs 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 Hill Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Springs Cemetery:
32.9962, -89.7170
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hill Springs Cemetery is located in Attala County<2>.
The county seat for Attala County is located in Kosciusko. Kosciusko lies just to the east northeast of the Hill Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hill Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Hill Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Ellington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Teague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Wyse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wyse Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyse Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jenkins Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Kosciusko.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60135 <5>
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Sallis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sallis Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spring Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Ridge Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge Cemetery
- Malett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Malett Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malett Cemetery
- Samarra Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Samarra Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samarra Cemetery
- Harmonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harmonia Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonia Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Shelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shelley Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hill Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zemuly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Sallis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Kosciusko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Durant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Possumneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Hesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Rocky Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Goodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Ann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pickens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Ethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Redwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Langley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Coosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
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 Hill Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Attala County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Kosciusko
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Vaiden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hill Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Attala 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 Hill Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710894 (Hill Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710894 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: Attala
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Joseph
- Location given for Hill Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9962412 Lon: -89.7170249
- 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 Attala, 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 from Point A (ie- Hill Springs 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. |