A visit to the Prairie Grove 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 Prairie Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Grove Cemetery:
33.2715, -88.6092
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Noxubee County<2>.
The county seat for Noxubee County is located in Macon. Macon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Prairie Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Brooksville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooksville Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Henkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Henkle Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkle Cemetery
- Tolliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crigler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crigler Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler Cemetery
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- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Soule Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Soule Chapel Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soule Chapel Cemetery
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Deerbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Deerbrook Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Ruhama Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ruhama Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruhama Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crawford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Deerbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Artesia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sessums
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Mashulaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Ravine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Clayton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Starkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shuqualak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Pickensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Longview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- New Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
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 Prairie Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Noxubee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- Columbus
- Macon
- Macon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Pickensville
- Starkville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Prairie Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Noxubee 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 Prairie Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #689633 (Prairie Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #689633 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: Noxubee
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crawford East
- Location given for Prairie Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2715125 Lon: -88.6092129
- 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 Noxubee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Grove 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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