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:
33.6998, -89.4581
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 Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Walthall. Walthall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Philadelphia Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pittman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Bradsford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradsford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradsford Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Cox & Carver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox & Carver Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox & Carver Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Ingrams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ingrams Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Cemetery
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- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Fox Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fox Family Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Family Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Magness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Magness Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness Cemetery
- Lowrimore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowrimore Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrimore Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Embry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slate Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Sweatman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Walthall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Montevista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Minerva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Benela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Calhoun City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fame
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Derma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Duck Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Eupora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eskridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Elliott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Hohenlinden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Pittsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Kilmichael
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Sibleyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Sapa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Clarkson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Vardaman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Grenada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Calhoun City
- Eupora
- Grenada
- Kilmichael
- Pittsboro
- Winona
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 Webster 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 #675675 (Philadelphia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675675 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cadaretta
- Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6998406 Lon: -89.4581309
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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 Webster, 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- 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. |