A visit to the Polk 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 Polk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polk Cemetery:
34.8209, -88.9126
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Polk Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the south southwest of the Polk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Polk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Polk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Ruckerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ruckerville Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckerville Cemetery
- Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Falkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCowan Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCowan Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tipplersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Tiplersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
- Little Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Golden Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Polk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Falkner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tiplersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitten Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gravestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Lowrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Clarysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Hightown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Essary Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Canaan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Kossuth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Rogers Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Jumpertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Molino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Allentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Blackland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Saulsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Snow Lake Shores
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 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 Polk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- Middleton
- Ripley
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 helpful websites 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 Polk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tippah 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 Polk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #704689 (Polk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704689 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falkner
- Location given for Polk Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8209268 Lon: -88.9125609
- 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 Tippah, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Polk 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. |