A visit to the Peoples 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 Peoples Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peoples Cemetery:
34.7854, -88.8409
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peoples Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the west southwest of the Peoples Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peoples Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Peoples Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peoples Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Golden Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Medford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Medford Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Lowrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowrey Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- Spout Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ruckerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruckerville Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckerville Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
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- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Rogers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Shiloh Independent Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62741 <5>
- Waldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Waldon Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peoples Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peoples Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Falkner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Clarysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Dumas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Hightown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jumpertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lowrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gravestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Blue Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Molino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Blackland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Allentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Essary Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Geeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Biggersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Booneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rienzi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 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 Peoples 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 Peoples Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- Booneville
- Middleton
- 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 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 Peoples 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 Peoples Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #683527 (Peoples Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683527 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: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peoples
- Location given for Peoples Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7853717 Lon: -88.8408923
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Peoples 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. |