A visit to the New Town 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 New Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Town Cemetery:
34.0184, -90.0459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Town Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County<2>.
The county seat for Tallahatchie County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the southwest of the New Town Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Town Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the New Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jordan Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jordan Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Hill Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Carver Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carver Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Hill Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Adams Arbor Church of God Prophecy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Church of God Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of God Cemetery
- Corinth Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
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- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rome Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Cemetery
- Womble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Womble Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womble Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Tillatoba.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove West Missionary Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61941 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Olvis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Olvis Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olvis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the New Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Charleston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Paynes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tillatoba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Leverett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Rosebloom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Crowder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Turkey Foot Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Pope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Mims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Swan Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Chapeltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Webb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Vance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Sumner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Lambert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Glendora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Memphis Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Marks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grenada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Batesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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 New Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tallahatchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Charleston
- Coffeeville
- Grenada
- Marks
- Sumner
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 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 New Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tallahatchie 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 New Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #674855 (New Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674855 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: Tallahatchie
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston
- Location given for New Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0184465 Lon: -90.045923
- 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 Tallahatchie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Town 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. |