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A visit to the Nelson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Nelson Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.8910°   (31° 53' 27")

Lon:   -90.6915°   (-90° 41' 29")

The Nelson Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.

The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of the Nelson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Greenlee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenlee Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Hulburt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulburt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulburt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hulburt Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
  • Hulburt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulburt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulburt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hulburt Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
  • Trimm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trimm Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Trimm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Trimm Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63272 <6>
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
  • Sarepta Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarepta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarepta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Grant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Howard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
    • Patona Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patona Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patona Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
    • Segrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Hartley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelton Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of Hazlehurst.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62726 <6>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Flower Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flower Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flower Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Copiah County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.

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

  • Myles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
    • Myles is located in Copiah County
  • Carpenter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
  • Carlisle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
  • Saint Elmo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
  • Allen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
  • Bowerton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
  • Glancy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
    • Glancy is located in Copiah County
  • Caseyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Rocky Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Bear Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
  • Utica
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Willows
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Willows is located in Claiborne County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hazlehurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Thompsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
      • Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
    • Port Gibson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cayuga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Hinds County
    • Red Lick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Martinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
    • Crystal Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Adams
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Hinds County

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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Nelson Cemetery:

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 Nelson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #674551  (Nelson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #674551 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dentville NW
    • County: Copiah         Elev: 125
    • Location given for GNIS #674551 (Nelson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Copiah, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Nelson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8910, Longitude: -90.6915       In this case, the coordinates for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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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