A visit to the Morning Star Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Morning Star Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Morning Star Cemetery (FG ID #61032).
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:
32.1069, -90.0536
The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Morning Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morning Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.
- Goodhope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Rockhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rockhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Cemetery
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Old Taylor Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- David Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The David Thomas Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Briar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Briar Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hill Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Pearly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pearly Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly Grove Cemetery
- Cleary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cleary Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleary Cemetery
- Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Braxton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Braxton Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Clear Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whites
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alonzo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- D'Lo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Byram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mendenhall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flowood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Puckett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morning Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Crystal Springs
- Jackson
- Mendenhall
- Pearl
- Terry
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 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 Morning Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #61032
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709088 (Morning Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709088 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Star
- Location given for Morning Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1065406 Lon: -90.0536948
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |