A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
34.1273, -89.9429
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County<2>.
The county seat for Tallahatchie County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Burkhalter Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhalter Cemetery
- Parrish Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Olvis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Olvis Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olvis Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Womble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Womble Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womble Cemetery
- Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rome Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Sardinia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sardinia Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Sayles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sayles Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swearengen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Swearengen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengen Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Chapeltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Crowder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Paynes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Terza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rosebloom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Velma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Bobo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Leverett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Coffeeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Ballentine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Marks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Sardis
(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 Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Charleston
- Coffeeville
- Marks
- Marks lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Sardis
- Water Valley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675075 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675075 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: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Courtland
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1273339 Lon: -89.9428675
- 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 '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- Oak Hill 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. |
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