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. 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 Holmes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holmes Cemetery:
31.1785, -90.1887
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holmes Cemetery is located in Walthall County<2>.
The county seat for Walthall County is located in Tylertown. Tylertown lies just to the south southeast of the Holmes Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Holmes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elisha Thornhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Obed Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Obed Magee Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed Magee Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Foil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Foil Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- HM Lee Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Wingo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wingo Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Founders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Founders Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Isaac Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Isaac Duncan Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac Duncan Cemetery
- Charlie Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Conerly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Conerly Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conerly Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Tylertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tylertown Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Kaigler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kaigler Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaigler Cemetery
- Conerly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Conerly Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conerly Cemetery
- Brumfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Holmes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tylertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Topisaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Smithburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Kokomo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sartinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Bacots
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Verna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Mount Hermon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McComb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chatawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Tilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Osyka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Wellman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Expose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Goss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
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 Walthall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holmes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Walthall 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 Holmes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #671346 (Holmes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671346 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: Walthall
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mesa
- Location given for Holmes Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1785107 Lon: -90.1887013
- 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 Walthall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Holmes 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. |