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A visit to the Medford Cemetery ...


The location of the Medford Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Medford Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.7865°   (34° 47' 11")

Lon:   -88.8064°   (-88° 48' 23")

The Medford Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.

The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Medford Cemetery .

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 Medford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Tippah County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Medford Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Medford Cemetery.

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

    • Hightown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
      • Hightown is located in Alcorn County
    • Falkner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ripley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jumpertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
      • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Tiplersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
      • Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
    • Dumas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
      • Dumas is located in Tippah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Pisgah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
    • Clarysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
      • Clarysville is located in Tippah County
    • Kossuth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
      • Blackland is located in Prentiss County
    • Walnut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Allentown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Alcorn County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Blue Mountain
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
        • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Biggersville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
        • Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
      • Whitten Town
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitten Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
        • Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
      • Molino
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
        • Molino is located in Union County
      • Geeville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
        • Geeville is located in Prentiss County
      • Rienzi
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
        • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Gravestown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
        • Gravestown is located in Tippah County
      • Graham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
        • Graham is located in Union County
      • Booneville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
        • Lake City is located in Prentiss County
      • Searcy Town
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
        • Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County

    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 Medford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tippah County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Medford Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Peoples Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peoples Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
    • Lowrey Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowrey Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowrey Cemetery
    • Golden Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Golden Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Hill Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Cedar Mound Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Mound Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Mound Cemetery
    • Rogers Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Chapel Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shiloh Church Cemetery
      • Shiloh Independent Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62741 <7>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Nance Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nance Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nance Cemetery
      • Boyd Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Chapman Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Jeter Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jeter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeter Cemetery
      • Waldon Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Waldon Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldon Cemetery
      • Ruckerville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruckerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ruckerville Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruckerville Cemetery
      • Pisgah Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Pine Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Rucker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rucker Cemetery
      • Westminister Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Westminister Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminister Cemetery
      • Paynes Chapel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Paynes Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynes Chapel Cemetery
      • Turners Chapel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turners Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Turners Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turners Chapel Cemetery
      • Walker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery

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

    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 Medford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #673458  (Medford Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #673458 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Peoples
      • County: Tippah         Elev: 184
      • Location given for GNIS #673458 (Medford Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 Tippah, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Medford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7865, Longitude: -88.8064       In this case, the coordinates for the Medford Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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