A visit to the McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery:
32.7162, -88.8359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the McDonald Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Kemper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The West Kemper Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kemper Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Talbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Talbert Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Simmons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Linwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hensons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hensons Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensons Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Herbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Herbert Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Cemetery
- Old Herbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Herbert Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Herbert Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Pawticfaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pawticfaw Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawticfaw Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lynville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Bogue Chitto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- De Kalb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ocobla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Tucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Collinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Handle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Neshoba
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Suqualena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Nellieburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Lockhart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
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 McDonald Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kemper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Kemper 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673334 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673334 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: Kemper
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moscow
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7162459 Lon: -88.8358847
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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 Kemper, 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- McDonald 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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