A visit to the Merchant 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 Merchant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merchant Cemetery:
32.0337, -89.6472
The Merchant Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the east of the Merchant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Merchant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Merchant Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merchant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasent Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads Holiness Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Terry Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Miley Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Overby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Overby Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby Cemetery
- Womac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Womac Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womac Cemetery
- Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boykin Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gordan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordan Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Steve Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Easterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Craft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Craft Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moulder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moulder Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Merchant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merchant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Galilee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Daniel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Burns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Sanatorium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mendenhall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Coats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cooperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- D'Lo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Sylvarena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Taylorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
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 Merchant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Merchant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Magee
- Magee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Merchant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Merchant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Merchant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Merchant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693943 (Merchant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693943 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Oak
- Location given for Merchant Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0337661 Lon: -89.6472941
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Merchant Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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