A visit to the Meridian Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Meridian Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Meridian Memorial Park (FG ID #1429432).
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 Meridian Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meridian Memorial Park:
32.3508, -88.7771
The Meridian Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Meridian.
The cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<3>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies just to the east northeast of the Meridian Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meridian Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Meridian Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meridian Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Burwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Burwell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Sageville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sageville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville Cemetery
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tunnel Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Semmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- West Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lad Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lad Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McLemore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McLemore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemore Cemetery
- Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Osborne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Meridian Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meridian Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Lost Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nellieburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Meridian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hookston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Suqualena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chunky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vimville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stonewall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Increase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Lockhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whynot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Meridian Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meridian Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Enterprise
- Hickory
- Marion
- Meridian
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 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 Meridian Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Meridian Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1429432
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Meridian Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |