A visit to the Neal 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 Neal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Neal Cemetery:
32.3793, -89.7542
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Neal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Neal Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Neal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Neal Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Neal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Neal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Pelahatchie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pelahatchie Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie Cemetery
- Farris Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Farris Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Hill Cemetery
- Leesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Leesburg Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Hollybush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollybush Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybush Cemetery
- Reagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reagan Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan Cemetery
- Pelahatchie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pelahatchie Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Line Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Line Creek Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Creek Cemetery
- Hodge Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hodge Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Hill Cemetery
- Morton Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morton Memorial Gardens is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Memorial Gardens
- The Morton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Morton Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61046 <5>
- Lodebar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lodebar Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- East Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The East Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Morton Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Mt. Helm Cemetery #1
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Helm Cemetery #1 is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Helm Cemetery #1
- McLaurin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McLaurin Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin Cemetery
- Gulde Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gulde Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulde Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham 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 Neal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Neal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Pelahatchie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cooperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Kalem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Sand Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Hunter Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Raworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Goshen Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Fannin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Polkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Daniel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Harperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Lena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Neal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Neal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Forest
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
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 Neal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Neal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #690657 (Neal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690657 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leesburg
- Location given for Neal Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3793105 Lon: -89.754242
- 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 Rankin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Neal 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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