A visit to the Luther Chapel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Luther Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Luther Chapel Cemetery
Lat: 32.2406° (32° 14' 26")
Lon: -89.5512° (-89° 33' 4")
The Luther Chapel Cemetery is located in Scott County<1>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Forest. Forest lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Luther Chapel Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Luther Chapel Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Luther Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Luther Chapel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brassel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brassel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brassel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brassel Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Warren's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Goodhope Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pulaski Independent Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Noblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- New Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Independence Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Derrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulkner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faulkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Scott County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Luther Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Luther Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hunter Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Burns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burns
- From the Luther Chapel Cemetery to Burns
- Polkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Kalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <6>
- Cooperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Daniel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Success ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pelahatchie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Galilee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Harperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beach
- From the Luther Chapel Cemetery to Beach
- Bezer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bezer
- From the Luther Chapel Cemetery to Bezer
- Sylvarena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Louin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Luther Chapel 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 Luther Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest
- Forest lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Luther Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forest.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
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 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 Luther Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Scott County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Luther Chapel Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Luther Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693848 (Luther Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #693848 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Homewood
- County: Scott Elev: 142
- Location given for GNIS #693848 (Luther Chapel Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Luther Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2406, Longitude: -89.5512 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |