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A visit to the Piney Grove 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 Piney Grove Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.2162°   (32° 12' 58")

Lon:   -89.6676°   (-89° 40' 3")

The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Piney Grove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Piney Grove Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Piney Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Polkville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Cooperville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Daniel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
    • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
  • Burns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Smith County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burns
    • From the Piney Grove Cemetery to Burns
  • Morton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <7>
  • Kalem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelahatchie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Puckett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Raworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Galilee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cato
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Raleigh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bezer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bezer
      • From the Piney Grove Cemetery to Bezer
    • Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beach
      • From the Piney Grove Cemetery to Beach
    • Brandon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • D'Lo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Lo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
      • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people

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 Piney Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Piney Grove Cemetery:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Piney Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2162, Longitude: -89.6676    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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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