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A visit to the Old Gaines Chapel 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 Gaines Chapel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery has been estimated.<1>

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

Lat:   34.9266°   (34° 55' 35")

Lon:   -88.5596°   (-88° 33' 34")

The Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery is located in Alcorn County<2>.

The county seat for Alcorn County is located in Corinth. Corinth lies just to the east northeast of the Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Corinth Church of God Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Corinth National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth National Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
  • Corinth City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth City Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
  • Henry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
  • Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
  • Tuscumbia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscumbia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscumbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tuscumbia Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
  • Forrest Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forrest Memorial Park is located in Alcorn County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
  • Wyly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wyly Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Olive Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Liberty African-American Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
    • Stockade Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stockade Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
    • Marvin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marvin Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
    • Adams Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dilworth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tuscumbias Grave
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscumbias Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscumbias Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tuscumbias Grave is located in Alcorn County
    • Old Danville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Danville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Danville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Danville Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
    • Lorraine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorraine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorraine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lorraine Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Houston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houston Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery.

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

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 Gaines Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alcorn County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Burnsville
  • Corinth
    • Corinth lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Corinth.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Falcon
    • Falcon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Falcon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Jacinto
    • Jacinto lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacinto.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
  • Selmer
    • Selmer lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selmer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer

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 Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Alcorn, 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 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 Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9266, Longitude: -88.5596    
<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>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.
<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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