A visit to the Old Mount Tabor 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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery:
33.4776, -91.0984
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the south southeast of the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Live Oaks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Live Oaks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oaks Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Shamrock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Cemetery
- Christian Life Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forkland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Forkland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland Cemetery
- Dean Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dean Ridge Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chinese Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Chinese Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Chapel Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Green Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green Cemetery
- Lakeview Gardens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Cazy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Cazy Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cazy Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Metcalfe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Mound Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Lake Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Arkansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Grapeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Eutaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Leland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Napanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Benoit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Dahomy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Dunleith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Longshot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 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 Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dermott
- Greenville
- Lake Village
- Leland
- Leland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- McGehee
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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675214 (Old Mount Tabor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675214 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville
- Location given for Old Mount Tabor Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4776146 Lon: -91.0984415
- 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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Mt. Tabor 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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