A visit to the Payne 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 Payne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne Cemetery:
32.4826, -88.4348
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Payne Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Payne Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Payne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Lauderdale Springs Confederate - Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Anna York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Anna York Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna York Cemetery
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Toomsuba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumter Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sumter Memorial Gardens is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Memorial Gardens
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hearn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- Cagus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Millville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Smith Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Pigford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pigford Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigford Cemetery
- The Pigford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Pigford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61911 <5>
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161393 <5>
- York Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The York Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Home Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Home Mission Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Mission Cemetery
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 Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Lockhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Kinterbish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Boyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vimville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Whynot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Intercourse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Porterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Meridian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Increase
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Derby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Bellamy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Sucarnoochee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Arrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Emelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 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 Payne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Livingston
- Marion
- Meridian
- York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675517 (Payne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675517 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kewanee
- Location given for Payne Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4826389 Lon: -88.434757
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Payne 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. |