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:
34.5148, -88.2645
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 Tishomingo County<2>.
The county seat for Tishomingo County is located in Iuka. Iuka lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north of the McRae Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McRae Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McRae Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Bonds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bonds Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Cotton Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Brumley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brumley Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Byram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Byram Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Joel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Joel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel Cemetery
- Trollinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trollinger Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trollinger Cemetery
- Old Mackeys Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Burges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burges Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burges Cemetery
- Epps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Epps Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps Cemetery
- Pittsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McRae Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McRae Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Golden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tishomingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Site
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Paden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Pleasant Site
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Eastman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kirkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Bounds Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Burntout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Altitude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Vina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Holcut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Denton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
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 Tishomingo 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 begin with 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 Tishomingo 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 #673436 (McRae Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673436 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: Tishomingo
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paden SE
- Location given for McRae Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5148195 Lon: -88.2644889
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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 Tishomingo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |