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A visit to the Rawls Cemetery ...

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 Rawls Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rawls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   31.4702°   (31° 28' 12")

Lon:   -90.4857°   (-90° 29' 8")

The Rawls Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Brookhaven. Brookhaven lies just to the north northeast of the Rawls Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rawls Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Springfield MB Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Stewarts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewarts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewarts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Missionary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missionary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missionary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Missionary Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Burns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burns Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
    • 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
  • Moak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moak Cemetery
    • The Moak Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Rose Hill MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Price Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Brister Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brister Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brister Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Brister Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brister Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brister Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • 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
    • Dickerson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • New Hope Church of Christ Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Godman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Godman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rawls Cemetery.

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

  • Norfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Wellman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
  • Brookhaven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cobbs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
  • Summit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
  • New Sight
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
    • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
  • McCall Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Olive
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
  • McComb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Verna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Verna is located in Lawrence County
  • Bear Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Bear Town is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wesson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <6>
    • Thompson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Topisaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Nola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
      • Nola is located in Lawrence County
    • Caseyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Bacots
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • Beauregard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Eddiceton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • Brookside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • McElveen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
    • Bowerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Holmesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
    • Bude
      (21 miles [33.8 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 <6>

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 Rawls Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Rawls Cemetery:

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 Rawls Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #676494  (Rawls Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #676494 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: Bogue Chitto
    • County: Lincoln         Elev: 132
    • Location given for GNIS #676494 (Rawls 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 Lincoln, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rawls Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4702, Longitude: -90.4857       In this case, the coordinates for the Rawls Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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