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A visit to the Memory Gardens ...

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 Memory Gardens ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memory Gardens

Lat:   34.0301°   (34° 1' 48")

Lon:   -88.7514°   (-88° 45' 5")

The Memory Gardens is located in Chickasaw County<2>.

The county seat for Chickasaw County is located in Houston. Houston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Memory Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Memory Gardens.<4>

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

  • Citizens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Citizens Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Blackwood Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackwood Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • 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 Chickasaw County
  • New Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • 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 Monroe County
  • Temples Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Temples Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Dotys Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotys Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dotys Chapel Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Whiteside Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteside Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteside Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whiteside Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shannon Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Word Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Word Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Word Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Word Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Nettleton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nettleton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nettleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nettleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Old Coffee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Coffee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Coffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Coffee Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Pontocola Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pontocola Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pontocola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pontocola Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Falkner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falkner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falkner Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Snow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snow Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • Wren Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wren Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Providence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Grey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grey Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Brewer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • English Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The English Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59182 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memory Gardens.

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

  • Okolona
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shannon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Wren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
    • New Wren is located in Monroe County
  • Nettleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
    • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <6>
  • Van Vleet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
    • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
  • Egypt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
  • Egypt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Holmes County
  • Wren
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Wren is located in Monroe County
  • Sycamore ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
  • Verona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <6>
  • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
    • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
  • Goodford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
    • Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Gibson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Monroe County
    • Plantersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <6>
    • Thelma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thelma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
    • Amory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Lee County
    • Tupelo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bissell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
      • Bissell is located in Lee County
    • New Houlka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
      • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Former names for New Houlka:
      • Houlka
      • Old Houlka
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <6>
    • Houston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Una
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
      • Una is located in Clay County
    • Carolina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
      • Carolina is located in Itawamba County
    • Acker ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
      • Acker is located in Monroe 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 Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chickasaw County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memory Gardens.

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 websites either 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 Memory Gardens:

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 Memory Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #705379  (Memory Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #705379 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: Troy SE
    • County: Chickasaw         Elev: 86
    • Location given for GNIS #705379 (Memory Gardens)

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 Chickasaw, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memory Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0301, Longitude: -88.7514       In this case, the coordinates for the Memory Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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