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A visit to the Old Duncan 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 Old Duncan Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Duncan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Duncan Cemetery

Lat:   32.4763°   (32° 28' 34")

Lon:   -89.6226°   (-89° 37' 21")

The Old Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.

The county seat for Scott County is located in Forest. Forest lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Duncan Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Duncan Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Latham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Latham Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Coward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coward Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Morton Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Memorial Gardens
    • The Morton Memorial Gardens is located in Scott County
    • The Morton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Morton Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61046 <5>
  • Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Slay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Slay Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Hodge Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hodge Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Lebanon Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Church Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Elliott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Cash Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cash Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Ludlow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • Leesburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leesburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leesburg Cemetery is located in Rankin County
    • East Morton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Morton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • North Morton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Morton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Hayes Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Creek Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Lena Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lena Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Leake County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Duncan Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Beach is located in Scott County
  • Clifton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Scott County
  • Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Branch is located in Scott County
  • Harperville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Harperville is located in Scott County
  • Cash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Scott County
  • Morton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <7>
  • Kalem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Kalem is located in Scott County
  • Raworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
    • Raworth is located in Scott County
  • Lena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ludlow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in Scott County
  • Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <7>
  • Tuscola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Tuscola is located in Leake County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Walnut Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
    • Sand Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
    • Pelahatchie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Old Duncan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Duncan Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Old Duncan Cemetery:

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 Old Duncan Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #704995  (Old Duncan Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #704995 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: Hillsboro
    • County: Scott         Elev: 123
    • Location given for GNIS #704995 (Old Duncan Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Scott, 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 obstructions 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 Old Duncan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4763, Longitude: -89.6226       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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