A visit to the New York 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 York Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New York Cemetery:
34.6834, -88.8887
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New York Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New York Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the northwest of the New York Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the New York Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New York Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wiers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiers Chapel Cemetery
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63611 <5>
- Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Tippah Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westminister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ripley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ripley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62318 <5>
- Dumas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New York Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New York Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clarysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Dumas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Ripley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Molino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Lowrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Falkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitten Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Gravestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Blackland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Jumpertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Geeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Glenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Tiplersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Myrtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hightown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Mound City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Ellistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Corrona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Pine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Hickory Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boggan Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Wheeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
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 York Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New York Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mountain
- New Albany
- Ripley
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 New York Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tippah 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 York Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #674861 (New York Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674861 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley
- Location given for New York Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6834299 Lon: -88.8886718
- 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 Tippah, 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 from Point A (ie- New York 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. |