A visit to the Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palestine Cemetery:
33.7107, -88.9209
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palestine Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in West Point. West Point lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Palestine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palestine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Montpelier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Cousin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cousin Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousin Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- St. Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hatchet Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Palo Alto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Palo Alto Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beasley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Montpelier
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Griffith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Pheba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Una
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Mantee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Anchor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mhoons Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarkson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Maben
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Hohenlinden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Muldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Fame
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Mathiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
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 Palestine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland
- Houston
- Maben
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710106 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710106 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montpelier
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7106734 Lon: -88.9208902
- 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 Clay, 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- Palestine 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. |