A visit to the Mormon 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 Mormon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mormon Cemetery:
31.5718, -90.8832
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mormon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mormon Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies just to the south of the Mormon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mormon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mormon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mormon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sixteen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Sarepta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Partridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Partridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Cemetery
- Zumbro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zumbro Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbro Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Oldenburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oldenburg Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Legett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Legett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legett Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Meadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61520 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- McDanial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McDanial Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDanial Cemetery
- Buie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Greendale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greendale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Cemetery
- Seab Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Seab Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seab Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Townsel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Townsel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsel Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Meadville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Meadville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mormon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mormon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meadville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eddiceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Apple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Harriston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Red Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- O'Neil
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Cobbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Rosetta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Jeannette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Crosby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
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 Mormon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mormon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayette
- Hamburg
- Meadville
- Washington
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 Mormon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Mormon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694038 (Mormon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694038 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kirby
- Location given for Mormon Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5718353 Lon: -90.883157
- 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 Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Mormon 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |