A visit to the Phoenix 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 Phoenix Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Phoenix Cemetery:
34.9776, -89.9737
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Phoenix Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Phoenix Cemetery is located in DeSoto County<2>.
The county seat for DeSoto County is located in Hernando. Hernando lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Phoenix Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Phoenix Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Phoenix Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phoenix Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery-South
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Forest Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Number 9 Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Number 9 Hall Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 9 Hall Cemetery
- Avery Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Avery Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Chapel Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463129 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jeremiah Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nesbit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nesbit Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- New Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Oakville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oakville Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Baptist Church is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Baptist Church is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Hernando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2531459 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Clemonts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clemonts Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemonts Cemetery
- Stateline Church of Christ
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Phoenix Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Phoenix Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Southaven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- De Soto Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Horn Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Aldens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Capleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Nesbit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Olive Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parkway Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Southhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Bright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hernando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Walls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <6>
- Glover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Binghampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Hunt Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Forest Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Lake Cormorant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eudora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Norfolk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
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 Phoenix Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeSoto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phoenix Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Germantown
- Hernando
- Memphis
- Olive Branch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Phoenix Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to DeSoto 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 Phoenix Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #690376 (Phoenix Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690376 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: DeSoto
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Hill
- Location given for Phoenix Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9775932 Lon: -89.9737015
- 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 DeSoto, 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 from Point A (ie- Phoenix 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. |