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A visit to the Mount Elam Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Elam Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Elam Cemetery

Lat:   32.6442°   (32° 38' 39")

Lon:   -90.2096°   (-90° 12' 34")

The Mt. Elam Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Canton. Canton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mt. Elam Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Elam Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Elam Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
  • Day Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Days Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Days Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Days Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Days Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
  • Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Travis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Travis Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Teeter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Teeter Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Lacy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Old Temple Love Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Smith Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Balfour - Gartley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Priestley Chapel MB Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rucker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rucker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
    • Central Holmes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Holmes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Central Holmes Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
    • Pleasant Grove MB Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Woodman Hill MB Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodman Hill MB Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodman Hill MB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodman Hill MB Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Leggitt Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leggitt Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leggitt Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leggitt Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Humble Jerusalem MB Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humble Jerusalem MB Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humble Jerusalem MB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humble Jerusalem MB Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Knott Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knott Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bull Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bull Cemetery is located in Yazoo County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Elam Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Elam Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kearney Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nod
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
    • Nod is located in Yazoo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nod
    • From the Mt. Elam Cemetery to Nod
  • Mannsdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Flora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bentonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
    • Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <7>
  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mill Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Mill Town is located in Madison County
  • Maris Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Maris Town is located in Madison County
  • Cobbville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Davis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Davis
    • From the Mt. Elam Cemetery to Davis
  • Anding
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oil City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Yazoo County
    • Adelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharpsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vaughan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaughan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vaughan
      • From the Mt. Elam Cemetery to Vaughan
    • Evans
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evans
      • From the Mt. Elam Cemetery to Evans
    • Ridgeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Madisonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Town Plaza
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Town Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
      • North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
    • Pearce ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
      • Pearce is located in Yazoo County
    • Fordyke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fordyke
      • From the Mt. Elam Cemetery to Fordyke
    • Yazoo City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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. Elam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Elam Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mt. Elam Cemetery:

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. Elam Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #673980  (Mount Elam Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #673980 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Berryville
    • County: Madison         Elev: 63
    • Location given for GNIS #673980 (Mount Elam Cemetery)

The official website for Madison County: www.madison-co.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Elam Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6442, Longitude: -90.2096    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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