A visit to the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philadelphia Cemetery:
34.0857, -90.4523
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Coahoma County<2>.
The county seat for Coahoma County is located in Clarksdale. Clarksdale lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Philadelphia Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- True Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The True Vine Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Vine Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Muddy Bayou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Muddy Bayou Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Bayou Cemetery
- Tallahatchie County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cagles Crossroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Galena Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
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- Rosemound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Carr's Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Youngs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Youngs Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Second Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Light Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Light Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dublin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Tutwiler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Claremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Vance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Hopson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Roundaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Lyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clarksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Yarbrough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
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- Africa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Lambert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Albin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Clover Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Eagles Nest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Marks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alligator
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jonestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
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 Philadelphia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coahoma County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Marks
- Marks lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Sumner
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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Coahoma 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675676 (Philadelphia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675676 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: Coahoma
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tutwiler
- Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0856669 Lon: -90.452317
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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 Coahoma, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Philadelphia 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |