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A visit to the Old Truelight Church 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 Truelight Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Truelight Church Cemetery:

32.8721, -89.8698

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Truelight Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old Truelight Church Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Canton. Canton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Truelight Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Truelight Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Truelight Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Free Union Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill MB Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
  • Black Jack Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
  • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Wyatt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
  • Seneasha Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Seneasha Cemetery is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneasha Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Saint Mark Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pole Pen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Pole Pen Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Pen Cemetery
    • Pickens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Pickens Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
    • Quiet Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Quiet Ridge Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Ridge Cemetery
    • Bethel Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
    • Roby Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Roby Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Soule Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Soule Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soule Chapel Cemetery
    • Camden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Camden Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
    • New Roby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Roby Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roby Cemetery
    • Old Roby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Roby Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Roby Cemetery
    • New Banyon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The New Banyon Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Banyon Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Truelight Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Truelight Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Pickens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Camden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Goodman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Vaughan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
  • Sharpsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Zemuly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Zemuly is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
  • Sallis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Ann
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Durant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Davis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Cobbville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Sharon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Fordyke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
    • Evans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Evans is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Mill Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Maris Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Lexington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Possumneck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
    • Canton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Redwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Kosciusko
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Truelight Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Canton
    • Canton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Truelight Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Durant
    • Durant lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Old Truelight Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Durant.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Goodman
    • Goodman lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Truelight Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goodman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Kosciusko
  • Lexington
  • Pickens

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 Truelight Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Madison 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 Truelight Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2043014  (Old Truelight Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2043014 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: Madison
      • Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Camden
      • Location given for Old Truelight Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8720766     Lon: -89.8698046
      • 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 Madison, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Truelight Church 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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