A visit to the Pierces Chapel 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 Pierces Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierces Chapel Cemetery:
33.1618, -89.5601
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierces Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierces Chapel Cemetery is located in Attala County<2>.
The county seat for Attala County is located in Kosciusko. Kosciusko lies just to the south southwest of the Pierces Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierces Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pierces Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierces Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Holy Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Grove Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McCord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Mt. Leviton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Leviton Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Leviton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stonewall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Newhope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Newhope Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pierces Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierces Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Langley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Hesterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Ethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Kosciusko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Rocky Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Auris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Possumneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- McCool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- French Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sallis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vaiden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zemuly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Weir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hinze
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Kilmichael
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Vowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Sibleyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
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 Pierces Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Attala County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierces Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Durant
- French Camp
- Goodman
- Kilmichael
- Kosciusko
- Vaiden
- Winona
- Winona lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pierces Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
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 Pierces Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Attala 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 Pierces Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710972 (Pierces Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710972 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: Attala
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kosciusko NE
- Location given for Pierces Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1617947 Lon: -89.5600758
- 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 Attala, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pierces Chapel 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |