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A visit to the Ramah Cemetery ...


The location of the Ramah Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ramah Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ramah Cemetery

Lat:   31.4785°   (31° 28' 42")

Lon:   -90.6448°   (-90° 38' 41")

The Ramah Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Ramah Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Ramah Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ramah Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ramah Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • McCall Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobbs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
    • Eddiceton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • Mount Olive
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
    • Norfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Bude
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <4>
    • Brookside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • Caseyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Brookhaven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Thompson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Wellman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • New Sight
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
        • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
      • Summit
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Montgomery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
        • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
      • McElveen
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
        • McElveen is located in Amite County
      • McComb
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowerton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
        • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Bear Town
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
        • Bear Town is located in Pike County
      • Wesson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
        • Wesson is located in Copiah County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <4>

    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 Ramah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ramah Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ramah Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lucien Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lucien Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucien Cemetery
    • Bockles Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bockles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bockles Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bockles Cemetery
    • McCall Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCall Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Judge Thomas Magee Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • McGehee Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGehee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGehee Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Center Point Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Salem Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of McCall Creek.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61439 <6>
    • Beam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beam Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beam Cemetery
    • Bowlin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowlin Cemetery
    • Calcote Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calcote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calcote Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calcote Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • The Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
      • Byrd Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Cotton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Brookhaven.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Ramah Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #707603  (Ramah Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #707603 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Little Springs
      • County: Franklin         Elev: 136
      • Location given for GNIS #707603 (Ramah Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 Franklin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ramah Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4785, Longitude: -90.6448       In this case, the coordinates for the Ramah Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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