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A visit to the Merchant Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Merchant Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).


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 Merchant Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.0337°   (32° 2' 1")

Lon:   -89.6472°   (-89° 38' 49")

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 .

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.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galilee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
    • Galilee is located in Rankin County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Galilee

      From the Merchant Cemetery to Galilee

  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Burns
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Smith County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Burns

      From the Merchant Cemetery to Burns

  • Bezer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
    • Bezer is located in Smith County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Bezer

      From the Merchant Cemetery to Bezer

  • Polkville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <7>
  • Mize
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
    • Mize is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <7>
  • Mendenhall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
    • Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <7>
  • Coats
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Lo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
      • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
    • Mount Olive
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Taylorsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <7>
    • Braxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braxton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
      • Braxton is located in Simpson County
      • 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Merchant Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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: GNIS record #693943 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: White Oak
      • County: Smith         Elev: 171
      • Location given for GNIS #693943 (Merchant Cemetery)

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

    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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Merchant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0337, Longitude: -89.6472    
    <3>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.
    <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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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