A visit to the Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmer Cemetery:
34.7076, -88.9834
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palmer Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the northeast of the Palmer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palmer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Embry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ripley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ripley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62318 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Blue Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mtn. Cemetery
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Tippah Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Godwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Minter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Academy Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- Wiers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiers Chapel Cemetery
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63611 <5>
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ripley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Clarysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Whitten Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Gravestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Dumas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Falkner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Tiplersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- New Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Snow Lake Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Mound City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Canaan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Walnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Potts Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Darden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Geeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Blackland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Jumpertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
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 Palmer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- New Albany
- Ripley
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 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tippah 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #683524 (Palmer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683524 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley
- Location given for Palmer Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7075967 Lon: -88.9833968
- 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 Tippah, 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- Palmer 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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