A visit to the Horring 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 Horring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Horring Cemetery:
33.1743, -90.0534
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Horring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Horring Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the south of the Horring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Horring 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 Horring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Horring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wadell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wadell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadell Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- Pinkston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Rhynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rhynes Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhynes Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58192 <5>
- Wanlaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wanlaw Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanlaw Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Oregon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oregon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Saffold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Saffold Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffold Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Jordan Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beall - Stigler 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 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Horring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Horring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ituma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Jones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Acona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Tchula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Wyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Keirn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Tolarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Mileston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cruger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Coxburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Coila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Goodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bee Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Possumneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sidon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Fordyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Sallis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Horring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Horring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
- 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 Horring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Horring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706640 (Horring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706640 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington North
- Location given for Horring Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1742933 Lon: -90.0534182
- 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 Holmes, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horring 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. |