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A visit to the Holmes Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Holmes Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holmes Cemetery

Lat:   31.4343°   (31° 26' 3")

Lon:   -91.1968°   (-91° 11' 48")

The Holmes Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Natchez. Natchez lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Holmes Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Holmes Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cory Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cory Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Carter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Jerusalem Baptist Church No. 2 Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beach Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beach Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Hoggatt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoggatt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoggatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoggatt Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Evans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Sessions Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessions Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sessions Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sessions Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • King Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60282 <5>
  • Mock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McMillan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Foster Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Collins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collins Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Dunbarton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunbarton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunbarton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunbarton Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Kingston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Cemetery
      • The Kingston Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • The Kingston Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jersey Settlers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60295 <5>
    • Knoxville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knoxville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knoxville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Calvin Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvin Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvin Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvin Smith Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Geter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Geter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • White Apple Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Apple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Apple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Apple Cemetery is located in Franklin County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holmes Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jeannette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeannette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
    • Jeannette is located in Adams County
  • Knoxville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
  • Garden City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Franklin County
  • White Apple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Apple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
    • White Apple is located in Franklin County
  • Rosetta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
    • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
  • Roxie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
    • Roxie is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <7>
  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Adams County
  • Selma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Adams County
  • Hamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
  • Crosby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Adams County
  • Wilkinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Natchez
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carthage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Adams County
    • Vidalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
      • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <7>
    • Meadville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gloster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
      • Gloster is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <7>

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 Holmes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holmes Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful websites 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 Holmes Cemetery:

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 Holmes Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #693511  (Holmes Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #693511 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Jeannette
    • County: Adams         Elev: 100
    • Location given for GNIS #693511 (Holmes Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Adams, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holmes Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4343, Longitude: -91.1968       In this case, the coordinates for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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