A visit to the Massey 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 Massey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massey Cemetery:
34.5426, -88.4498
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Massey Cemetery is located in Prentiss County<2>.
The county seat for Prentiss County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Massey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Massey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Massey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Siloam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- East Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The East Marietta Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marietta Cemetery
- Rhoads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhoads Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoads Cemetery
- Blythes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Brown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Brown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of New Site.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60485 <5>
- Candler Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Casey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Casey Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Prentiss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The East Prentiss Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prentiss Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Smith - Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Holley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Old County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Meadow Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Cemetery
- Kirkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kirkville Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville Cemetery
- Gilmore Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caveness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Caveness Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caveness Cemetery
- Brumley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brumley Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Cemetery
- Old Mackeys Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Site
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Kirkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Altitude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Baldwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Guntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tishomingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Geeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Blackland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Mantachie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Golden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holcut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Jacinto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Rienzi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jumpertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Saltillo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Corrona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Boggan Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Eastman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Red Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
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 Massey 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 Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Booneville
- Jacinto
- Red Bay
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Massey 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 Massey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673229 (Massey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673229 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: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marietta
- Location given for Massey Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5425977 Lon: -88.449771
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Massey 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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