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:
32.7796, -88.7103
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 Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies just to the east southeast 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the McRae Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McRae Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- DeKalb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The DeKalb Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeKalb Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pawticfaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pawticfaw Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawticfaw Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery (East) is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery (East) is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of De Kalb.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58575 <5>
- Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery (West) is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery (West) is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of De Kalb.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1614138 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- West Kemper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The West Kemper Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kemper Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Felton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- Van Devender Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Van Devender Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Devender Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- De Kalb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lynville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Scooba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wahalak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Bogue Chitto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Sucarnoochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Porterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Handle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Shuqualak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Fearns Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Ocobla
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Giles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Tucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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. The following communities are located in Kemper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McRae Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 McRae 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 McRae Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673435 (McRae Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673435 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: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Kalb
- Location given for McRae Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7795774 Lon: -88.7103254
- 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 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' 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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