A visit to the Palmetto 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 Palmetto Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmetto Cemetery:
34.1846, -88.8162
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palmetto Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Tupelo. Tupelo lies just to the northeast of the Palmetto Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palmetto Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Palmetto Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmetto Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Palmetto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Pontocola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pontocola Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontocola Cemetery
- Old Coffee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Coffee Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Coffee Cemetery
- Mallory Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Allens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Allens Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Smerney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smerney Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smerney Cemetery
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- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lee Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lee Memorial Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Memorial Park
- Verona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Verona Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Edington Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edington Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- The Troy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falkner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59258 <5>
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapel 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 Palmetto Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmetto Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bissell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Verona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Nixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nettleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pontotoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Algoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Van Vleet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Mooreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Houlka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <6>
- Saltillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Cherry Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Ballardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Jug Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Ecru
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Possum Trot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Pannell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
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 Palmetto Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmetto Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Palmetto Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- Okolona
- Pontotoc
- Tupelo
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 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 Palmetto Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Palmetto Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706787 (Palmetto Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706787 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bissell
- Location given for Palmetto Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1845522 Lon: -88.8161664
- 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 Lee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmetto 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. |