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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 Mercy Seat Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.7167°   (31° 43' 0")

Lon:   -90.5937°   (-90° 35' 37")

The Mercy Seat Cemetery is located in Copiah County<1>.

The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mercy Seat Cemetery .

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 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 Mercy Seat Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Copiah 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 Mercy Seat 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 13 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Mercy Seat Cemetery.

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

    • Bowerton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Caseyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • New Sight
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
    • Glancy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glancy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
    • Cobbs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
    • Montgomery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Wesson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
      • Wesson is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <4>
    • Brookhaven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beauregard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Martinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
    • McCall Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazlehurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eddiceton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin 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 Mercy Seat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mercy Seat 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mercy Seat Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Sweetwater Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweetwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
    • Peets Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peets Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peets Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • New Providence Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Providence Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
    • Ben Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ben Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ben Salem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ben Salem Cemetery
    • Philadelphia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Scott Family Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Newell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Weeks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Ebenezer AME Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Macedonia Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Hawkins Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
      • Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
      • Shelton Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Weeks Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Hartley Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hartley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
      • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Damascus Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • The Damascus Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58895 <6>
      • Siloam MB Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • New Hope MB Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Sight Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Sight Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sight Cemetery
      • Rocky Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Hill Cemetery
      • Sylvarena Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvarena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sylvarena Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvarena Cemetery
      • Tyson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tyson Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyson 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 Mercy Seat Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #708031  (Mercy Seat Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #708031 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: Midway
      • County: Copiah         Elev: 153
      • Location given for GNIS #708031 (Mercy Seat 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 Copiah, 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 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 Mercy Seat Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7167, Longitude: -90.5937    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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