A visit to the Martin 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 Martin Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Martin Hill Cemetery:
34.6401, -88.4845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Martin Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Martin Hill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County<2>.
The county seat for Prentiss County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the west northwest of the Martin Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Martin Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Martin Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martin Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Dodds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dodds Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds Cemetery
- Cains Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cains Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cains Chapel Cemetery
- Old County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Candler Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Fondren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fondren Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fondren Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59330 <5>
- Freewill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Freewill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Blythes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Booneville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Martin Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Martin Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Altitude
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Booneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- New Site
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Jacinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Rienzi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Blackland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Holcut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jumpertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Geeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Baldwyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Searcy Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Kirkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Biggersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Tishomingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Guntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Hightown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
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 Martin Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prentiss County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martin Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Booneville
- Burnsville
- Jacinto
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Martin Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Prentiss 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 Martin Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691335 (Martin Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691335 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: Prentiss
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altitude
- Location given for Martin Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6400951 Lon: -88.4844939
- 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 Prentiss, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martin 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. |
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