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:
31.9563, -90.1701
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 Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60001 <5>
- Old Ruby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Ruby Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ruby Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Hopewell.
- The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58313 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Harrisville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harrisville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Red Bone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Bone Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bone Cemetery
- Lily Mae Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lily Mae Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Mae Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Clear Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Clear Branch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Alonzo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Whites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Crystal Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Braxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Terry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazlehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Westville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- D'Lo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Byram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Mendenhall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tryus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- New Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cato
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Choctaw Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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 Palestine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Mendenhall
- Terry
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 professional and volunteer 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 Simpson 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 #1959814 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959814 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hopewell
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9562676 Lon: -90.1700859
- 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 Simpson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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> | 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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