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A visit to the Pickens Cemetery ...


The location of the Pickens Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pickens Cemetery

Lat:   34.6026°   (34° 36' 9")

Lon:   -88.8728°   (-88° 52' 22")

The Pickens Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.

The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Pickens Cemetery .

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 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 Pickens Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Tippah County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pickens Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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.

    • Dumas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
      • Dumas is located in Tippah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Clarysville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
      • Clarysville is located in Tippah County
    • Graham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Union County
    • Alpine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Union County
    • Ripley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • New Albany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Union County
    • Corrona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
      • Corrona is located in Lee County
    • Jug Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
      • Jug Fork is located in Lee County
    • Boggan Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
      • Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
    • Blackland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
      • Blackland is located in Prentiss County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Blue Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
        • Blue Springs is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <5>
      • Myrtle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Baldwyn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
        • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <5>
      • Jumpertown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
        • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Wheeler
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
        • Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
      • Gravestown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
        • Gravestown is located in Tippah County
      • Ingomar
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
        • Ingomar is located in Union County
      • Sherman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
        • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <5>
      • Guntown
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pisgah
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
        • Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
      • Whitten Town
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitten Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
        • Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
      • Falkner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Booneville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

    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 Tippah County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pickens Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Pickens Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pickens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hall Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Stubb Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stubb Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stubb Cemetery
    • Dumas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dumas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dumas Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dumas Cemetery
    • McCord Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCord Cemetery
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Bartlett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Wells Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wells Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Chapel Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery is located in Union County
      • The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61273 <7>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • New Prospect Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
      • New York Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New York Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New York Cemetery
      • Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jacobs Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
      • Roach Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roach Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roach Cemetery
      • Wiers Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • The Wiers Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • The Wiers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Wiers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiers Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63611 <7>
      • New Hope Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Academy Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Academy Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Academy Cemetery
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Concord Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concord Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Boxs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boxs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boxs Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boxs Cemetery
      • Clear Creek Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #675701  (Pickens Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #675701 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pleasant Ridge
      • County: Tippah         Elev: 155
      • Location given for GNIS #675701 (Pickens Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pickens Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6026, Longitude: -88.8728       In this case, the coordinates for the Pickens Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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