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:
32.1240, -89.1931
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 Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Bay Springs. Bay Springs lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montrose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Montrose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647278 <5>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Community Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Randall Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Randall Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Hill Cemetery
- Louin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Louin Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Read Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Read Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Louin Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Garlandville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Garlandville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville Cemetery
- Decedar Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Ted Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Verba ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Louin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Turnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Ras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Garlandsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Success ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Penantly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Acme ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Bay Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Como
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Sylvarena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Jasper 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 #707816 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707816 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montrose South
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1240382 Lon: -89.1931157
- 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 Jasper, 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 drawn 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |