A visit to the Kelly 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 Kelly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kelly Cemetery:
32.4246, -88.4764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Kelly Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kelly Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Kelly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kelly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Toomsuba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- Pigford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pigford Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigford Cemetery
- The Pigford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Pigford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61911 <5>
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Rawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161393 <5>
- Pack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pack Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Lauderdale Springs Confederate - Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McMurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McMurry Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurry Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cagus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Dulls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dulls Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulls Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Sumter Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sumter Memorial Gardens is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Memorial Gardens
- Gibbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
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 Kelly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kelly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smith
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Cuba
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lockhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Vimville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Whynot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Increase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Ward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Meridian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Intercourse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Pushmataha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Nellieburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Derby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Porterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Hookston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
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 Kelly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kelly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Livingston
- Marion
- Meridian
- York
- York lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Kelly Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 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 Kelly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Kelly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672086 (Kelly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672086 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kewanee
- Location given for Kelly Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4245847 Lon: -88.4764252
- 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 Lauderdale, 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- Kelly 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. |