A visit to the Piney Woods 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 Woods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Woods Cemetery:
32.0604, -89.9915
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Woods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Piney Woods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Woods 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 Piney Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Campbellite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Braxton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Braxton Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton Cemetery
- Rockhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rockhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Gum Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- David Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The David Thomas Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rexford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762049 <5>
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Goodhope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Enoch Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Grove Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Steen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Steen Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piney Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Braxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Cato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- D'Lo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Mendenhall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whites
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Clear Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Puckett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Alonzo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pearson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Pearl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Sanatorium
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Daniel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Byram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Choctaw Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
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 Woods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Mendenhall
- Pearl
- Pearl lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Piney Woods Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pearl.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Terry
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 Woods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Woods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709120 (Piney Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709120 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Braxton
- Location given for Piney Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0604309 Lon: -89.9914708
- 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 Rankin, 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 from Point A (ie- Piney Woods 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. |