A visit to the Purnell 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 Purnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Purnell Cemetery:
33.7110, -89.7090
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Purnell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Purnell Cemetery is located in Grenada County<2>.
The county seat for Grenada County is located in Grenada. Grenada lies just to the northwest of the Purnell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Purnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Purnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Duck Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Duck Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill Cemetery
- Duck Hill Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Duck Hill Confederate Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill Confederate Cemetery
- The Duck Hill Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duck Hill Train Wreck Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Bob Quarters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bob Quarters Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Quarters Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Haven Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Haven Rest Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haven Rest Cemetery is located in Grenada.
- Hardiman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hardiman Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardiman Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Jordans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordans Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Cemetery
- Gore Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gore Springs Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Springs Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Purnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Purnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elliott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Duck Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Grenada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Eskridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Sweatman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Minerva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Winona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coffeeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rosebloom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Turkey Foot Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Slate Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Big Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Kilmichael
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Avalon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Teoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Sibleyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Tillatoba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 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 Purnell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grenada County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Purnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calhoun City
- Carrollton
- Coffeeville
- Grenada
- Kilmichael
- Winona
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 Purnell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Grenada 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 Purnell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676421 (Purnell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676421 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: Grenada
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duck Hill
- Location given for Purnell Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7109509 Lon: -89.7089725
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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 Grenada, 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- Purnell 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |