A visit to the Ross 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 Ross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ross Cemetery:
32.0163, -89.8673
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ross Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies just to the south of the Ross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sinclair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- D'Lo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The D'Lo Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Everett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Braxton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Braxton Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton Cemetery
- Old Gum Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Finley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Merit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Merit Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit Cemetery
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- The Welch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Immanuel Church Cemetery
- Temple Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2700184 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- D'Lo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cato
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Puckett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Braxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Galilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Sanatorium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Daniel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Magee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Polkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- King
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Jaynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Cooperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Whites
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Clear Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- New Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Pelahatchie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alonzo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
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 Ross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
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 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 Ross 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676887 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676887 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: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Puckett
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0162662 Lon: -89.8673002
- 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 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' (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- Ross 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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