A visit to the Rawson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rawson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rawson Cemetery (FG ID #62243).
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 Rawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rawson Cemetery:
32.3895, -88.5446
The Rawson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Rawson Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Rawson Cemetery ...
The Rawson Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pigford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pigford Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigford Cemetery
- The Pigford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Pigford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61911 <1>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Toomsuba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hearn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Coker Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McMurry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McMurry Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurry Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Long Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vimville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lockhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whynot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Increase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nellieburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Kinterbish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lost Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pushmataha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cromwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 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 Rawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Marion
- Meridian
- York
- York lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rawson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Rawson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #62243
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676497 (Rawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676497 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Toomsuba
- Location given for Rawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3895859 Lon: -88.5444832
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lauderdale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rawson 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. |