A visit to the Mount Gilead 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. Gilead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery:
34.3337, -88.2706
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Itawamba County<2>.
The county seat for Itawamba County is located in Fulton. Fulton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Gilead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Benefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Benefield Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefield Cemetery
- Lentz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lentz Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentz Cemetery
- Pates Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pates Temple Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates Temple Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- Gun Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gun Creek Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gun Creek Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Burnt Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burnt Field Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Field Cemetery
- Chamblee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chamblee Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee Cemetery
- Spearman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spearman Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman Cemetery
- Chasteene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chasteene Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasteene Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Gilead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eastman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Bounds Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Tremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mantachie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Abney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kirkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Ballardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Burntout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Mooreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- New Site
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Pleasant Site
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Carolina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Riggins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Hodges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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. Gilead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Itawamba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Gilead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Mt. Gilead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Itawamba 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. Gilead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706253 (Mount Gilead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706253 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: Itawamba
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fulton SE
- Location given for Mount Gilead Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3337124 Lon: -88.2705998
- 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 Itawamba, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Gilead 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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