A visit to the Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mars Hill Cemetery:
32.7154, -88.9403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Neshoba County<2>.
The county seat for Neshoba County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mars Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mars Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mars Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mars Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nelson Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nelson Cemetery
- Herbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Herbert Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Cemetery
- Simmons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The House Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Herbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Herbert Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Herbert Cemetery
- Roundtree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Roundtree Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtree Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hensons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hensons Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensons Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Sandtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandtown Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mars Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mars Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Ocobla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Tucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Bogue Chitto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Lynville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Neshoba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Handle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Pearl River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Daleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Suqualena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Noxapater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Fearns Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
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 Mars Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Neshoba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mars Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Decatur
- Philadelphia
- Plattsburg
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mars Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Neshoba 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 Mars Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707209 (Mars Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707209 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: Neshoba
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: House
- Location given for Mars Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7154127 Lon: -88.9403324
- 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 Neshoba, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mars Hill 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |