A visit to the King 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 King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Cemetery:
34.9670, -89.5404
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the King Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The King Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Holly Springs. Holly Springs lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the King Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the King Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Brittenum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brittenum Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittenum Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pittman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Oursler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oursler Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Carey Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carey Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Chapel Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- New Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Shannon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shannon Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Edrizon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Edrizon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edrizon Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Isom Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Isom Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Chapel Cemetery
- Slayden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Teel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Teel Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Taska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Piperton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Collierville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Red Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Byhalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Canadaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forty Five
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Forest Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
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 King Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byhalia
- Collierville
- Germantown
- Holly Springs
- La Grange
- Olive Branch
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 King Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672150 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672150 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Pleasant
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9670371 Lon: -89.5403569
- 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 Marshall, 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 from Point A (ie- King 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. |