A visit to the Independence 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 Independence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Independence Cemetery:
34.6018, -89.7401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Independence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Independence Cemetery is located in Tate County<2>.
The county seat for Tate County is located in Senatobia. Senatobia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Independence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Independence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Independence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Independence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Patient Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Patient Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Patient Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Tyro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tyro Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Carter Sunset Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brownlee Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Cemetery
- Lewers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Langstons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Langstons Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstons Cemetery
- Mt. Peryn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Peryn Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Peryn Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandridge Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Looxahoma Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Senatobia.
- The Looxahoma Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looxahoma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60539 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Cemetery
- Waldrip Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Waldrip Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Everson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Everson Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- St. Maria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Maria Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Maria Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Fulmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fulmer Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Cemetery
- Lammey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lammey Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lammey Cemetery
- Harmontown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmontown Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown Cemetery
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 Independence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Independence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tyro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Aiken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Looxahoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Harmontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Chulahoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Poagville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Laws Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Marianna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Como
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Senatobia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alphaba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ingrams Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
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 Independence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tate County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Independence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byhalia
- Holly Springs
- Oxford
- Sardis
- Senatobia
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 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 Independence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tate 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 Independence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #683429 (Independence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683429 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: Tate
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tyro
- Location given for Independence Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.601769 Lon: -89.7400866
- 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 Tate, 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 from Point A (ie- Independence 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. |