A visit to the Maples 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 Maples Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maples Cemetery:
31.0732, -88.4497
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maples Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maples Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Leakesville. Leakesville lies just to the northwest of the Maples Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maples Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maples Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maples Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Maples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Maples Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple - McLeod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rounsaville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rounsaville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsaville Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Windburn Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baxter Will Cemetery
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- East Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The East Salem Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Branch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Branch Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Brannon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Cooley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- McLeod Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Cemetery
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Burbank Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Burbank Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Maples Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maples Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brown Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Leakesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Citronelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Lucedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulfcrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Vinegar Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Bexley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Escatawpa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Clark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Agricola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chunchula
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Fruitdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Howell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Sims Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Yellow Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- McLain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Semmes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairford is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Seaboard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Carson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Tibbie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Avera
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
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 Maples Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maples Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Citronelle
- Fruitdale
- Leakesville
- Lucedale
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 Maples Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Maples Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #686453 (Maples Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #686453 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brown Town
- Location given for Maples Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0732377 Lon: -88.4497384
- 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 Greene, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maples 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. |