A visit to the Locust Tree 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 Tree Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Locust Tree Cemetery:
34.4423, -88.2814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Locust Tree Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Locust Tree Cemetery is located in Itawamba County<2>.
The county seat for Itawamba County is located in Fulton. Fulton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Locust Tree Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Locust Tree Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Locust Tree Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Saucer Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Saucer Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucer Creek Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Castleberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Castleberry Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
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- Burgess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Burges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Burges Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burges Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Caveness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Caveness Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caveness Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs Cemetery
- Burnt Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnt Field Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Field Cemetery
- Benefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Benefield Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefield Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae 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 Locust Tree Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Locust Tree Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Golden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Red Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bounds Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- New Site
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Kirkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
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- Vina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Tishomingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mantachie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burntout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Pleasant Site
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Paden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Altitude
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Bishop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
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 Tree Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Itawamba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Locust Tree Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Locust Tree Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Itawamba 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 Tree Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672759 (Locust Tree Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672759 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: Itawamba
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fulton NE
- Location given for Locust Tree Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4423212 Lon: -88.2814337
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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 Itawamba, 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- Locust Tree 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |