A visit to the Old Taylor Hill 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 Taylor Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Taylor Hill Cemetery:
32.0688, -89.9898
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Taylor Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Taylor Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Old Taylor Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Taylor Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Taylor Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Taylor Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbellite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rockhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Braxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Braxton Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- David Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The David Thomas Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Thomas Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rexford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762049 <5>
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Gum Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Steen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Steen Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Goodhope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Enoch Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Grove Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Pearly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pearly Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Taylor Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Taylor Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Braxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Cato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- D'Lo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mendenhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whites
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Clear Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Puckett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Alonzo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Westville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pearson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Pearl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Daniel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Sanatorium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Byram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Flowood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
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 Taylor Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Taylor Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Mendenhall
- Pearl
- Pearl lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Taylor Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pearl.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Terry
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 Taylor Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Taylor Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675261 (Old Taylor Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675261 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Braxton
- Location given for Old Taylor Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.068764 Lon: -89.9898041
- 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 Rankin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Taylor Hill 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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