A visit to the Kemp Chapel 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 Kemp Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kemp Chapel Cemetery:
34.7801, -88.4912
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kemp Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kemp Chapel Cemetery is located in Alcorn County<2>.
The county seat for Alcorn County is located in Corinth. Corinth lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Kemp Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kemp Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Kemp Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kemp Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beoshear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beoshear Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beoshear Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Timmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Timmons Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmons Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Old Danville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Danville Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Danville Cemetery
- Rienzi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rienzi Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi Cemetery
- New Candler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Candler Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Candler Cemetery
- Jacinto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jacinto Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Stockade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stockade Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockade Cemetery
- Tuscumbias Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tuscumbias Grave is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbias Grave
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rienzi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rienzi Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Dilworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dilworth Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dorothy Jean Woodruff Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hardwick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hardwick Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kemp Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kemp Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rienzi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Searcy Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Jacinto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Biggersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Altitude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Allentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jumpertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Kossuth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hightown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Holcut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Blackland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- New Site
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Paden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
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 Kemp Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alcorn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kemp Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Booneville
- Burnsville
- Corinth
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Kemp Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Jacinto
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 Kemp Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Alcorn 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 Kemp Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672091 (Kemp Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672091 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: Alcorn
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glens
- Location given for Kemp Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7800914 Lon: -88.4911603
- 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 Alcorn, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kemp Chapel 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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