A visit to the Red Bone 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 Red Bone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Bone Cemetery:
31.8815, -90.2634
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red Bone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red Bone Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies just to the west of the Red Bone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red Bone Cemetery.
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 Red Bone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Bone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Hopewell.
- The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58313 <5>
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60001 <5>
- Old Ruby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Ruby Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ruby Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Lily Mae Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lily Mae Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Mae Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Red Bone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Bone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hazlehurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Alonzo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Beauregard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Tryus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Clear Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Glancy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Wesson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Terry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- King
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Shivers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Nola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Bowerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- New Sight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- New Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Bear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
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 Red Bone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Bone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Terry
- Wesson
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 professional and volunteer 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 Red Bone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Copiah 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 Red Bone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708050 (Red Bone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708050 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: Copiah
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crystal Springs
- Location given for Red Bone Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8815482 Lon: -90.2634218
- 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 Copiah, 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 from Point A (ie- Red Bone 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> | 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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