A visit to the Piney Springs 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 Piney Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Springs Cemetery:
32.9604, -90.2301
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piney Springs Cemetery is located in Yazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Yazoo County is located in Yazoo City. Yazoo City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Piney Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Piney Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Coxburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Coxburg Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg Cemetery
- Tranquil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tranquil Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil Cemetery
- Hardshell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Harlands Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brantley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Midway UMC Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway UMC Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Meggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Meggs Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggs Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- St. James Church of God In Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Tredwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Tredwell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piney Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coxburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Tolarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Fordyke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Evans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Bee Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Dover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Mileston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Good Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Pluto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Yazoo City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <6>
- Jones Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Jonestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Nod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tchula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Yazoo City
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 Piney Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yazoo 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 Piney Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959755 (Piney Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959755 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: Yazoo
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zeiglerville
- Location given for Piney Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9604081 Lon: -90.230088
- 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 Yazoo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piney Springs 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. |