A visit to the North Raleigh 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 North Raleigh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Raleigh Cemetery
Lat: 32.0433° (32° 2' 35")
Lon: -89.5222° (-89° 31' 19")
The North Raleigh Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the south of the North Raleigh Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the North Raleigh Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Raleigh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Craft Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craft Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Craft Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Page Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Page Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Easterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Double Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Boykin Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gordan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Crossroads Holiness Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Raleigh Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McAlphin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tillson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elam Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Smith County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the North Raleigh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Raleigh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Raleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bezer
- From the North Raleigh Cemetery to Bezer
- Burns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burns
- From the North Raleigh Cemetery to Burns
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvarena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Mize is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <6>
- Galilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Daniel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <6>
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Polkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <6>
- Louin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Puckett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Sanatorium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Magee is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <6>
- Hunter Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Coats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Success ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stringer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 North Raleigh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Raleigh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Magee
- Magee lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the North Raleigh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mize
- Mize lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South (S) of the North Raleigh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
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 websites either 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 North Raleigh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the North Raleigh Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 North Raleigh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694212 (North Raleigh Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #694212 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: Raleigh
- County: Smith Elev: 165
- Location given for GNIS #694212 (North Raleigh Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the North Raleigh Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0433, Longitude: -89.5222 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |