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A visit to the Neals 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 Neals Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Neals Cemetery:

33.6321, -90.1143

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Neals Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Neals Cemetery is located in Leflore County<2>.

The county seat for Leflore County is located in Greenwood. Greenwood lies just to the south southwest of the Neals Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Neals Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Neals Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Eastmoney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Eastmoney Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmoney Cemetery
  • Bernander Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bernander Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernander Cemetery
  • St. Mark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
  • McCain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The McCain Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Cypress Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Cypress Grove Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Grove Cemetery
  • Kent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kent Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
  • Majet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Majet Cemetery is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majet Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lanes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lanes Cemetery is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Cemetery
    • Sweet Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
    • Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Little Zion MB Church Cemetery is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Zion MB Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Greenwood.
      • The Little Zion MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60502 <5>
    • Moores Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Teoc Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Teoc Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc Cemetery
    • Longview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Longview Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
    • Sparta Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sparta Cemetery is located in Grenada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Neals Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Neals Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Avalon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Avalon is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
  • Teoc
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Teoc is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
  • Money
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Money is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
  • Browning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Browning is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shellmound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shellmound is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
  • Fort Loring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
  • Sunnyside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Jefferson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • North Carrollton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Turkey Foot Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
  • Minter City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Minter City is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Schlater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Schlater is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Roebuck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Roebuck is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
    • Carrollton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McNutt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • McNutt is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
    • Itta Bena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sidon is located in Leflore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Glendora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leverett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
    • Coila
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Coila is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila

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 Neals Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leflore County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Neals Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Leflore 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 Neals Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #674528  (Neals Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674528 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: Leflore
      • Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Avalon
      • Location given for Neals Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6320627     Lon: -90.1142517
      • 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 Leflore, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Neals 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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