A visit to the Lay 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 Lay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lay Cemetery:
32.4338, -89.3706
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lay Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Forest. Forest lies just to the southwest of the Lay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Lay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Futchs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Futchs Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Futchs Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Dennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Amis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Amis Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Eastern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastern Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
- Lake City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake City Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake City Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408790 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bufkin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bufkin Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bufkin Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58333 <5>
- Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lone Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Britt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Britt Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hayes Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayes Creek Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Creek Cemetery
- Gatewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Cemetery
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman Hill Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Fuston Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fuston Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuston Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- North Morton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The North Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morton Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Milldale Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Milldale Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale 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 Lay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Conehatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Sebastopol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lucern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Pine Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Raworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Kalem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tuscola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Cash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Hunter Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Standing Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Success ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Morton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dowdville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Lena
(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 Lay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Forest
- Morton
- Newton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Lay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685101 (Lay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685101 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Conehatta
- Location given for Lay Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4337531 Lon: -89.3706209
- 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 Scott, 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 from Point A (ie- Lay 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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