A visit to the Lower Prairie Creek 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 Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery:
33.7151, -88.9656
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in West Point. West Point lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cousin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cousin Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousin Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Montpelier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Cemetery
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Hatchet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatchet Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Robertson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montpelier
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Beasley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Mantee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Anchor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Pheba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Griffith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Una
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Clarkson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hohenlinden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Maben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fame
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Mhoons Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Mathiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montevista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Double Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Adaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Vardaman
(16 miles [25.7 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 Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland
- Houston
- Maben
- Maben lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maben.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
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 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 Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #684775 (Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684775 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montpelier
- Location given for Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7151177 Lon: -88.9656142
- 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 Clay, 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- Lower Prairie Creek 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. |