A visit to the Macedonia 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 Macedonia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Macedonia Cemetery:
31.9082, -89.8592
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies just to the north of the Macedonia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Macedonia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Macedonia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Macedonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Finley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Merit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Merit Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Rials Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rials Creek Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rials Creek Cemetery
- Boggan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boggan Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- The Athens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Athens Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167119 <5>
- Old St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boswell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Westville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grubbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Goodwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- D'Lo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The D'Lo Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo Cemetery
- Pinola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinola Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Macedonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Macedonia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mendenhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- D'Lo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Magee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Jaynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Coats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Braxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Galilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Puckett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Cato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- New Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Grange ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Daniel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
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 Macedonia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Macedonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magee
- Magee lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Macedonia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Raleigh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Macedonia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 Macedonia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959807 (Macedonia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959807 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mendenhall East
- Location given for Macedonia Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9082143 Lon: -89.8592444
- 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 Simpson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Macedonia 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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