A visit to the Prairie Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Ridge Cemetery:
33.0154, -88.4009
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Ridge 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 northwest of the Prairie Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prairie Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooksville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooksville Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville Cemetery
- McLeod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- DeJarnate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The DeJarnate Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnate Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Old Wahalak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wahalak Cemetery
- Dancy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dancy Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Church Cemetery
- Cluster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cluster Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Binnsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Binnsville Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Panola (AL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514361 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- X-Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The X-Prairie Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for X-Prairie Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
- Memphis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Memphis Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Binnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Panola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Shuqualak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Wahalak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Geiger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Giles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Scooba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ravine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Deerbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- McMullen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Aliceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Electric Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Beaver Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 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 Prairie Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Brooksville
- Gainesville
- Geiger
- Geiger lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prairie Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geiger.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Macon
- Macon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Prairie Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Pickensville
- Scooba
- Scooba lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prairie Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Scooba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Prairie Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676315 (Prairie Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676315 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: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McLeod
- Location given for Prairie Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0154051 Lon: -88.4008702
- 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' (or 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- Prairie Ridge 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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