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:
34.6026, -88.8728
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pickens Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Stubb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stubb Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubb Cemetery
- Dumas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wells Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61273 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
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- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- New York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Wiers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiers Chapel Cemetery
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63611 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Academy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Academy Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boxs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Boxs Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxs Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek 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:
- Molino
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Dumas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clarysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- 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)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Ellistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Corrona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Geeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lowrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Glenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Jug Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Boggan Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Blackland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Blue Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Myrtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Baldwyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jumpertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Gravestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
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.
- Blue Mountain
- New Albany
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Pickens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tippah 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 #675701 (Pickens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675701 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Ridge
- Location given for Pickens Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6025985 Lon: -88.8728379
- 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 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' (or 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- 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. |