A visit to the Keith 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 Keith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keith Cemetery:
34.9856, -88.8217
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Keith Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Keith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Keith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Keith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- State Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Essary Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Essary Springs Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Chalybeate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chalybeate Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Hatchie Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wooten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Walnut.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992335 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Keith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Essary Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tiplersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Rogers Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Chewalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Falkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ramer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Allentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Guys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saulsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Hornsby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Eastview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Falcon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Rose Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Canaan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Biggersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Selmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Ripley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Caffey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
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 Keith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corinth
- Falcon
- Middleton
- Ripley
- Selmer
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 professional and volunteer 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 Keith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tippah 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 Keith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672079 (Keith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672079 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chalybeate
- Location given for Keith Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9856448 Lon: -88.8217231
- 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 Tippah, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Keith 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. |