A visit to the Mount Airy 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 Mt. Airy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Airy Cemetery:
33.3290, -90.5465
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Airy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Belzoni. Belzoni lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Mt. Airy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Airy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Airy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Airy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sky Lake Bend Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Indianola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527113 <5>
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Indianola Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. John Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Mt. Everet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Everet Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Everet Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Bayou Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bayou Hill Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Hill Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Indianola City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Bluff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Bluff Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Mt. Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Home Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Home Cemetery
- Moorhead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Moorhead Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead 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]<3> of the Mt. Airy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Airy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Inverness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Isola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Baird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Jaketown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Moorhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Belzoni
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indianola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Morgan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Heathman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Gooden Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Faisonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sunflower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Murphy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Cruger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Itta Bena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunleith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Roundaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Willet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
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 Mt. Airy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Airy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belzoni
- Indianola
- Itta Bena
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 Mt. Airy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 Mt. Airy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673909 (Mount Airy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673909 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Inverness
- Location given for Mount Airy Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3290101 Lon: -90.5464785
- 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 Humphreys, 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- Mt. Airy 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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