A visit to the Jumpertown 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 Jumpertown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jumpertown Cemetery:
34.6957, -88.6937
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jumpertown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jumpertown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County<2>.
The county seat for Prentiss County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the east southeast of the Jumpertown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jumpertown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Jumpertown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jumpertown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crossroads Cemetery is located in Jumpertown.
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960154 <5>
- Jumpertown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jumpertown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown Cemetery
- Pauls Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pauls Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Chapel Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morton Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Chapel Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackland Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58097 <5>
- Scruggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Betts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Betts Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447087 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Jeter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jeter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Oaklawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Park
- Carolina Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
- Gaston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston 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 Jumpertown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jumpertown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jumpertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Blackland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Geeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Hightown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Dumas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Rienzi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Clarysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Biggersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Allentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Molino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Baldwyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Altitude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Searcy Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Jacinto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Corrona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Boggan Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Guntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falkner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Jumpertown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prentiss County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jumpertown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Booneville
- Jacinto
- Ripley
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 Jumpertown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Prentiss 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 Jumpertown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672054 (Jumpertown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672054 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: Prentiss
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jumpertown
- Location given for Jumpertown Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6956507 Lon: -88.6936662
- 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 Prentiss, 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' (or 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- Jumpertown 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. |
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