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. 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 Old Duncan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Duncan Cemetery:
32.4763, -89.6226
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Coward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Coward Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Morton Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Morton Memorial Gardens is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Memorial Gardens
- 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)
- The Lone Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
- Slay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Slay Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slay Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Hodge Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hodge Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Hill Cemetery
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elliott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Ludlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Leesburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Leesburg Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg Cemetery
- East Morton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The East Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Morton Cemetery
- North Morton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The North Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morton Cemetery
- Hayes Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Creek Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Creek Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 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)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Harperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Cash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Morton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Raworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Lena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ludlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Sand Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Pelahatchie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
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.
- Forest
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
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 Old Duncan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Old Duncan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #704995 (Old Duncan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704995 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsboro
- Location given for Old Duncan Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4762523 Lon: -89.6225722
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Duncan 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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