A visit to the Royals 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 Royals Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Royals Cemetery:
32.0935, -89.4098
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Royals Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Royals Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the west southwest of the Royals Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Royals Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Royals Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Royals Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sylvan Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sylvan Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove Cemetery
- Leaf River Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warren Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Double Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sylvarena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Elam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Turner Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Raleigh.
- Ted Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Royals Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Royals Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sylvarena
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Louin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Burns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Bezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Success ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Bay Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Lake Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Verba ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Acme ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Ras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Mize
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stringer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Hunter Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Polkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 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 Royals Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Royals Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Mize
- Mize lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Royals Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
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 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 Royals Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Royals Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694623 (Royals Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694623 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louin SW
- Location given for Royals Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0934851 Lon: -89.4097881
- 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 Smith, 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 from Point A (ie- Royals 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |