A visit to the Morning Star 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 Morning Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morning Star Cemetery:
32.0385, -90.5912
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Morning Star Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Morning Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morning Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Richmond Terrell Skipworth Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Fatherree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fatherree Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatherree Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Miller Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Breeden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Breeden Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeden Cemetery
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- Little Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Seven Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Star Cemetery
- Nutt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Nutt Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt Cemetery
- Ritchey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ritchey Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey Cemetery
- Lemon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lemon Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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]<3> of the Morning Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morning Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bear Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Utica
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carpenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Cayuga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Learned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Rocky Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
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- Newman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Crystal Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Glancy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Hazlehurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Morning Star 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 Morning Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal Springs
- Edwards
- Hazlehurst
- Raymond
- Terry
- Terry lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Morning Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Terry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Utica
- Utica lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Morning Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Morning Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Copiah 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 Morning Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708033 (Morning Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708033 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: Copiah
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Utica East
- Location given for Morning Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0384883 Lon: -90.5912088
- 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 Copiah, 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 from Point A (ie- Morning Star 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. |