A visit to the Old Plank 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 Plank Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Plank Cemetery:
33.3073, -89.6640
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Plank Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Plank Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Old Plank Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Plank Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Plank Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Plank Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kegler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kegler Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegler Cemetery
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Tuckersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tuckersville Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersville Cemetery
- Old Pine Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Vaiden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vaiden Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden Cemetery
- Shongola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shongola Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongola Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Joe Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Joe Walker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Frank Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Frank Green Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Green Cemetery
- Mayo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mayo Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The North Union Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Plank Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Plank Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Auris ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Vaiden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Langley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Kilmichael
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Possumneck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Winona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sibleyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- French Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kosciusko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Eskridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Coila
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Durant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Sallis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Weir
(21 miles [33.8 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 Plank Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Plank Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Durant
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Kosciusko
- Vaiden
- Winona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Plank Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Plank Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691057 (Old Plank Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691057 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vaiden
- Location given for Old Plank Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3073482 Lon: -89.6639686
- 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 Carroll, 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- Old Plank 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |