A visit to the Pine Flat 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 Pine Flat Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pine Flat Cemetery:
34.2412, -89.5042
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pine Flat Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies just to the north of the Pine Flat Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pine Flat Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Pine Flat Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pine Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Keel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Church Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Church Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Grove Cemetery
- Ship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ship Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Cemetery
- McGonigal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McGonigal Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGonigal Cemetery
- Yellow Leaf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yellow Leaf Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Leaf Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Humphreys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jumpers Chapel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
- The Jumpers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphreys Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247222 <5>
- Paris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- South Oxford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The South Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oxford Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Liberty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Liberty Cemetery
- Drivers Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Drivers Flat Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Flat Cemetery
- Crocker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crocker Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
- Kingdom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pine Flat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pine Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cornish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Alesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Velma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Sarepta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Lafayette Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Toccopola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thaxton
(19 miles [30.6 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 Pine Flat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pine Flat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pine Flat Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Coffeeville
- Oxford
- Pittsboro
- Water Valley
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 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 Pine Flat Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Pine Flat Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675802 (Pine Flat Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675802 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Water Valley East
- Location given for Pine Flat Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2412197 Lon: -89.504248
- 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 Lafayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Flat 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. |
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