A visit to the Mexican 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 Mexican Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mexican Cemetery:
33.6162, -90.8501
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mexican Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mexican Cemetery is located in Bolivar County<2>.
The county seat for Bolivar County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mexican Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mexican Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mexican Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaw Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Shaw.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #155979 <5>
- Strangers Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Egypt Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Egypt Ridge Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ridge Cemetery
- Asia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Asia Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Mt. Cazy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Cazy Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cazy Cemetery
- Helm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Polk - Royal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Polk - Royal Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk - Royal Cemetery
- Burrus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Burrus Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrus Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Aycock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Old Stone Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Old Stone Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stone Cemetery
- Parthenia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Parthenia Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenia Cemetery
- Dean Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Dean Ridge Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ridge Cemetery
- Forkland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Forkland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland Cemetery
- Heads Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Heads Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Cemetery
- Chrisman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mexican Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mexican Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Longshot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Choctaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Napanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Grapeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Helm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Dahomy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Boyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benoit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Victor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dunleith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Pace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pace is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Lake Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Stoneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Halstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Renova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Christmas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Scott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Metcalfe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Heathman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Faisonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Roundaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 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 Mexican Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bolivar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mexican Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mexican Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Bolivar 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 Mexican Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673512 (Mexican Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673512 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: Bolivar
- Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shaw
- Location given for Mexican Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6162252 Lon: -90.8500997
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Bolivar, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mexican Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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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