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:
33.2451, -90.8815
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Macedonia Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Macedonia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Macedonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arcola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Arcola Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- New Foundation Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clitonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clitonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clitonia Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Fourmile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- Kindling Altar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huddleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Section 16 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Section 16 Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section 16 Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Graymound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Graymound Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymound Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Jake Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery
- Georgia Bend Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Georgia Bend Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Bend Cemetery
- Mt. Gideon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gideon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gideon Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <5>
- Hopkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jake Cemetery #2
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Jake Cemetery #2 is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery #2
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Arcola
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Hollandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Overby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Willet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Panther Burn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Delta City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stoneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Murphy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Dunleith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nitta Yuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Metcalfe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Byrne City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Isola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Heathman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Richey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Auter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Gooden Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Helm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
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. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Macedonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Macedonia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #672988 (Macedonia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672988 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swan Lake NW
- Location given for Macedonia Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2451202 Lon: -90.8814895
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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 Washington, 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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