A visit to the Jenkins 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 Jenkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jenkins Cemetery:
33.9882, -90.3479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County<2>.
The county seat for Tallahatchie County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Jenkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Jenkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jenkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Silent Shade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Silent Shade Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Shade Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Muddy Bayou Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Muddy Bayou Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Bayou Cemetery
- Galena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Galena Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- New Light Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Light Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
- Tallahatchie County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Second Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Cagles Crossroad Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Youngs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Youngs Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvery Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvery Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jenkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jenkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sumner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Vance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Tutwiler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Swan Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Glendora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Yarbrough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roundaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Drew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Minter City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Paynes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hopson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Leverett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Crowder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Marks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Lyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clarksdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
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 Jenkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tallahatchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jenkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charleston
- Clarksdale
- Drew
- Drew lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Jenkins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Marks
- Marks lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Jenkins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Sumner
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Jenkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tallahatchie 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 Jenkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #671835 (Jenkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671835 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: Tallahatchie
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webb
- Location given for Jenkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9881687 Lon: -90.3478693
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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 Tallahatchie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jenkins 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. |