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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. 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)<1>

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • 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
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • 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
  • Stubb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stubb Cemetery
    • 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
  • Dumas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dumas Cemetery
    • 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
  • McCord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCord Cemetery
    • 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
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
    • 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
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • 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
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
    • 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
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • 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
  • Wells Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Chapel Cemetery
    • 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
  • Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61273 <5>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • 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
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • New Prospect Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
      • 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
    • New York Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New York Cemetery
      • 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
    • Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
      • 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
    • Roach Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roach Cemetery
      • 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
    • Wiers Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiers Chapel Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63611 <5>
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • 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
    • Academy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Academy Cemetery
      • 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
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • 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
    • Concord Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • 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
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Boxs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boxs Cemetery
      • 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
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • 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

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Molino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
    • Molino is located in Union County
  • 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.<6>
    • 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
  • Ellistown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
    • Ellistown 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
  • Geeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
    • Geeville is located in Prentiss County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lowrey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
      • Lowrey is located in Tippah County
    • Glenfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Union 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
    • 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 <7>
    • Myrtle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Birmingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birmingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Lee County
    • 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 <7>
    • 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

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.

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 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:

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' (or 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- ) 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>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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