A visit to the Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rose Hill Cemetery:
31.8488, -89.9581
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rose Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rose Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pinola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pinola Cemetery is located in Simpson County
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- Westville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Strong River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Strong River Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong River Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Simpson County
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- New Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Stonewall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Grubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Boggan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boggan Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Peacock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peacock Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Cemetery
- Shivers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shivers Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Old St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Dry Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dry Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge Cemetery
- Rials Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rials Creek Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rials Creek Cemetery
- Merit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Merit Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit 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 Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
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- Shivers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- New Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mendenhall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- D'Lo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Grange ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Sanatorium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Jaynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
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- Braxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Magee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
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- Tryus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Silver Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Prentiss
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Rosella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Galilee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- King
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Puckett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
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 Rose Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676846 (Rose Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676846 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shivers
- Location given for Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8487714 Lon: -89.9581361
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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 Simpson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Hill 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. |