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A visit to the McMurry 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 McMurry Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McMurry Cemetery:

32.3476, -88.4750

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McMurry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The McMurry Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the McMurry Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McMurry Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McMurry Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McMurry Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Shamburger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
  • Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pigford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pigford Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigford Cemetery
    • The Pigford Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Pigford Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61911 <5>
  • Rawson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
  • Toomsuba Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coker Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Meridian.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247115 <5>
  • Shamburger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
  • Dulls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Dulls Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulls Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Meridian.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61078 <5>
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
      • The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296460 <5>
    • Hearn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hearn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • McElroy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
    • Cagus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McMurry Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McMurry Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Whynot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
  • Vimville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
  • Smith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Smith is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Increase
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Increase is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
    • Increase has also been known as:
    • Causeyville
  • Russell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Cuba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Kinterbish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
  • Ward
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Lockhart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
  • Pushmataha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
  • Meridian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cromwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • York is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
      • Former names for York:
      • New York Station
      • York Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
    • Intercourse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Intercourse is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
    • Lisman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
    • Bailey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Derby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Derby is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Nellieburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
    • Lost Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap

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 McMurry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McMurry Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Marion
    • Marion lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the McMurry Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Meridian
  • York
    • York lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the McMurry Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

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 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 McMurry Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 McMurry Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #673409  (McMurry Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673409 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: Lauderdale
      • Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whynot
      • Location given for McMurry Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.3476419     Lon: -88.4750359
      • 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 Lauderdale, 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- McMurry 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.