A visit to the May 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 May Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the May Cemetery:
33.0890, -88.7414
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the May Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The May Cemetery is located in Noxubee County<2>.
The county seat for Noxubee County is located in Macon. Macon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the May Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the May Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the May Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from May Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Ruff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ruff Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Cemetery
- Warr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Warr Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Choctaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hemphill Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59807 <5>
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Perkinsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Perkinsville Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Ruhama Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ruhama Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruhama Cemetery
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Sixteen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Ellison Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Soule Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Soule Chapel Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soule Chapel Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the May Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from May Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mashulaville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Fearns Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Handle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Shuqualak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Lynville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Crawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Deerbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Noxapater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bogue Chitto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- De Kalb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sessums
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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 May Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Noxubee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The May Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- De Kalb
- Louisville
- Macon
- Scooba
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 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 May Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Noxubee 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 May Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673256 (May Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673256 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: Noxubee
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mashulaville
- Location given for May Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0890155 Lon: -88.7414392
- 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 Noxubee, 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- May 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. |