A visit to the McRae 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 McRae Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McRae Cemetery:
32.1357, -88.6023
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McRae Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McRae Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the McRae Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McRae Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the McRae Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McRae Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Devoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Devoe Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devoe Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Chancellor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Chancellor Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Cemetery
- Archusa Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Chapel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stonewall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63788 <5>
- Quitman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manassa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Manassa Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa Cemetery
- The Manassa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Manassa Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60655 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch 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 McRae Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McRae Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Increase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Whynot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Vimville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Gin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Pushmataha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Meridian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pachuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Okatuppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Matherville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Needham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Lisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lost Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Shubuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Barnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Red Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Cromwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 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 McRae Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McRae Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Marion
- Meridian
- Quitman
- Shubuta
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 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 McRae Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 McRae Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673434 (McRae Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673434 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Snell
- Location given for McRae Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1357028 Lon: -88.6022617
- 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 Clarke, 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- McRae 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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