A visit to the Posey Mound 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 Posey Mound Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Posey Mound Cemetery:
34.3240, -90.3054
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Posey Mound Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Posey Mound Cemetery is located in Quitman County<2>.
The county seat for Quitman County is located in Marks. Marks lies just to the south southeast of the Posey Mound Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Posey Mound Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Posey Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Belen Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen Cemetery
- Gleason Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chrestman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chrestman Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrestman Cemetery
- Chrestman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chrestman Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrestman Cemetery
- Jonestown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Jonestown Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown Cemetery
- Alcorn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Alcorn Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Barbee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barbee Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbee Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Coahoma Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Coahoma Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
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- Long Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Heavenly Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Heavenly Rest Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heavenly Rest Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lyon.
- Denton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Montroy Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Montroy Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montroy Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Coahoma County Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Posey Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Posey Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Falcon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Lambert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Sledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eagles Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Yarbrough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Rich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Mims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Ballentine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Coahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Crenshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Crowder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Askew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Chapeltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Longtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Powell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Clarksdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Hopson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Vance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
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 Posey Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Quitman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Posey Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Marks
- Marks lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Posey Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Posey Mound Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Quitman 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 Posey Mound Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676266 (Posey Mound Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676266 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: Quitman
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marks
- Location given for Posey Mound Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3239983 Lon: -90.3053722
- 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 Quitman, 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- Posey Mound 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. |