A visit to the Nesbit 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 Nesbit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nesbit Cemetery:
34.8957, -89.9976
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nesbit Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nesbit Cemetery is located in DeSoto County<2>.
The county seat for DeSoto County is located in Hernando. Hernando lies just to the south of the Nesbit Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nesbit Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Nesbit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nesbit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Baptist Church
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bethlehem Baptist Church is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Baptist Church is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Hernando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2531459 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Avery Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Avery Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Chapel Cemetery
- New Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethany Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethany Cemetery
- New Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethany Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethany Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463129 <5>
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hernando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62940 <5>
- Enon Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Springs Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Springs Cemetery
- Phoenix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Knights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Knights Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Cemetery
- Bakers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jeremiah Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery-South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Forest Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nesbit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nesbit Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nesbit
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aldens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Hernando
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horn Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Eudora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Walls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <6>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Alphaba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Capleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Cub Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Parkway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Lake Cormorant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Ingrams Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Norfolk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Nesbit Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeSoto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nesbit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nesbit Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to DeSoto 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 Nesbit Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #690352 (Nesbit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690352 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: DeSoto
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Hill
- Location given for Nesbit Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8956514 Lon: -89.9975909
- 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 DeSoto, 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- Nesbit 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |