A visit to the Pinkston 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 Pinkston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pinkston Cemetery:
33.1379, -90.0465
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pinkston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the south southwest of the Pinkston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pinkston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pinkston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pinkston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Horring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Horring Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horring Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Wadell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wadell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadell Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- Oregon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oregon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rhynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhynes Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhynes Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stigler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stigler Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
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- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58192 <5>
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Boatwright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Brister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brister Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Saffold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Saffold Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffold Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson 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 Pinkston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pinkston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Ituma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Acona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Tchula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tolarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Durant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Coxburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Goodman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Keirn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Mileston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Fordyke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cruger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Bee Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Pickens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Possumneck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sallis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coila
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
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 Pinkston Cemetery. The following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pinkston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pinkston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Pinkston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675920 (Pinkston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675920 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington North
- Location given for Pinkston Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1379052 Lon: -90.0464739
- 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 Holmes, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinkston 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. |