A visit to the Pickens 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 Pickens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pickens Cemetery:
32.8882, -89.9698
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pickens Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Pickens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pickens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pickens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pickens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Hart Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hart Town Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town Cemetery
- Strangers Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Falls Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cypress Grove Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Old Truelight Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peaster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peaster Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaster Cemetery
- Soule Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Soule Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soule Chapel Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Rule Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rule Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- St. Peters Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill MB Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pole Pen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pole Pen Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Pen Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pickens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pickens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vaughan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Goodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Zemuly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Durant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cobbville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sallis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Mill Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Maris Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Jones Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Tolarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Ann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
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 Pickens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
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 Pickens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Pickens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706676 (Pickens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706676 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodman
- Location given for Pickens Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8881877 Lon: -89.9698063
- 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 Holmes, 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 from Point A (ie- Pickens 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. |