A visit to the Rainey 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 Rainey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rainey Cemetery:
34.7529, -90.3251
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rainey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rainey Cemetery is located in Tunica County<2>.
The county seat for Tunica County is located in Tunica. Tunica lies just to the southwest of the Rainey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rainey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rainey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
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- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Forestdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Forestdale Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Scotts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Scotts Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star 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 Rainey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rainey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Tunica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Peters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Cub Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Seyppel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Eudora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Horseshoe Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Arkabutla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lake Cormorant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Goode
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Hughes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <5>
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Pinckney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Bledsoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Askew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
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 Rainey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tunica County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rainey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Rainey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tunica 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 Rainey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676457 (Rainey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676457 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: Tunica
- Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Robinsonville
- Location given for Rainey Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7528777 Lon: -90.325098
- 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 Tunica, 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 from Point A (ie- Rainey 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. |