A visit to the Mount Pisgah 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. Pisgah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery:
32.0590, -89.5256
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the south of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Craft Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Craft Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Cemetery
- Raleigh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Raleigh Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Cemetery
- North Raleigh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turner Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Easterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Easterling Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterling Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Trinity Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Boykin Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boykin Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boykin Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Raleigh.
- Gordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gordan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordan Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Raleigh.
- Double Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Burns Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burns Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Baptist Cemetery
- The Burns Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burns Baptist Church Cemetery
- Burns UMB Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burns UMB Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns UMB Cemetery
- Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Crossroads Holiness Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Sylvan Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sylvan Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove Cemetery
- Lemon Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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. Pisgah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Raleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burns
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Bezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Sylvarena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Daniel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Galilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Mize
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Polkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Puckett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Bay Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Louin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Hunter Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cooperville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Magee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Success ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Sanatorium
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Coats
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Turnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Lake Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
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. Pisgah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Magee
- Mize
- Mize lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
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. Pisgah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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. Pisgah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694087 (Mount Pisgah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694087 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raleigh
- Location given for Mount Pisgah Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0590428 Lon: -89.5256246
- 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 Smith, 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. Pisgah 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. |