A visit to the Mount Austin 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. Austin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Austin Cemetery:
34.7868, -89.8062
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Austin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Austin Cemetery is located in DeSoto County<2>.
The county seat for DeSoto County is located in Hernando. Hernando lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mt. Austin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Austin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Austin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Drain Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Drain Family Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain Family Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Mills Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mills Family Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Family Cemetery
- Matts Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Matts Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matts Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Matts Chapel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Hernando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2672969 <5>
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Winbourn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winbourn Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winbourn Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Fountain Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whites Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Emory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Isaac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Isaac Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Austin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Austin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alphaba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Ingrams Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Poagville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Bright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Byhalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hernando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Victoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Olive Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Looxahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Chulahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Nesbit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Banks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Southaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Senatobia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Cayce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- De Soto Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Aldens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
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. Austin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeSoto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Austin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byhalia
- Hernando
- Olive Branch
- Senatobia
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 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. Austin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to DeSoto 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. Austin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #690343 (Mount Austin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690343 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: DeSoto
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewisburg
- Location given for Mount Austin Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7867651 Lon: -89.8061982
- 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 DeSoto, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Austin 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. |