A visit to the Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Locust Grove Cemetery:
32.9510, -90.1948
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Yazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Yazoo County is located in Yazoo City. Yazoo City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Locust Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Locust Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Locust Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Locust Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Coxburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Coxburg Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg Cemetery
- Harlands Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brantley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Midway UMC Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway UMC Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Tranquil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tranquil Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hardshell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Meggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meggs Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. James Church of God In Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Locust Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Locust Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coxburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Fordyke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Tolarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Bee Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Dover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Mileston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Good Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Jones Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pluto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Yazoo City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <6>
- Nod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Vaughan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Pickens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crump
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Jonestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Gwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Goodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
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 Locust Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Locust Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Yazoo City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yazoo 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 Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672749 (Locust Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672749 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: Yazoo
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zeiglerville
- Location given for Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9509639 Lon: -90.1948098
- 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 Yazoo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Locust Grove 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. |