A visit to the Longtown 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 Longtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Longtown Cemetery:
34.5118, -90.1181
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Longtown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Longtown Cemetery is located in Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Longtown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Longtown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Longtown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Longtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- McGehees Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Peach Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Peach Creek Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Abes Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Abes Chapel Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abes Chapel Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Singleton Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The New Baptist Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baptist Cemetery
- Star Place - Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- McIver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The McIver Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIver Cemetery
- Como Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Como Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
- Old Caroline Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Oldham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Oldham Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda 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 Longtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Longtown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Longtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Askew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goode
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Sledge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Ballentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Senatobia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Arkabutla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Chapeltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Batesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Looxahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Terza
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Poagville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
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 Longtown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Longtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Marks
- Marks lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Longtown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Sardis
- Senatobia
- Tunica
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 Longtown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Panola 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 Longtown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707421 (Longtown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707421 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: Panola
- Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longtown
- Location given for Longtown Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5117724 Lon: -90.1181476
- 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 Panola, 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- Longtown 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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