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:
34.4443, -88.8939
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in New Albany. New Albany lies just to the west northwest of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Gilead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Stack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stack Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stack Cemetery
- Miears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miears Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miears Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Wallersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wallersville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallersville Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Ellistown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ellistown Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Adair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Jones Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Mound City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mound City is located in Union County
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- Ellistown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Blue Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jug Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Boggan Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Corrona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- New Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Cherry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ecru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Molino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Glenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Nixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Saltillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Guntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clarysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Gilead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
- Pontotoc
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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. Gilead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Union 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 #706107 (Mount Gilead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706107 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Albany East
- Location given for Mount Gilead Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4442688 Lon: -88.893949
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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 Union, 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' (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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |