A visit to the Poplar 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poplar Springs Cemetery:
31.9813, -89.8445
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies just to the southwest of the Poplar Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poplar Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- D'Lo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The D'Lo Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Merit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Merit Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- The Welch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Immanuel Church Cemetery
- Temple Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2700184 <5>
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- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Old Gum Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Athens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- The Athens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Athens Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167119 <5>
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Good Hope Cemetery
- The Old Good Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312914 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poplar Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mendenhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- D'Lo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Sanatorium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Cato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Galilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Puckett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Braxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Magee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Daniel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Shivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jaynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Polkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- New Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Mize
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Raleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cooperville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bezer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Burns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Poplar Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poplar Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magee
- Magee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
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 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959818 (Poplar Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959818 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mendenhall East
- Location given for Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9812675 Lon: -89.8445217
- 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 Simpson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar 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. |
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