A visit to the Ruff 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 Ruff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruff Cemetery:
33.0632, -88.7851
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ruff Cemetery is located in Noxubee County<2>.
The county seat for Noxubee County is located in Macon. Macon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ruff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ruff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ruff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Warr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Warr Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Cemetery
- Mashulaville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mashulaville Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville Cemetery
- Higgins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hemphill Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59807 <5>
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The May Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Choctaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Perkinsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Perkinsville Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Ellison Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Sixteen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- Choctaw Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Choctaw Christian Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Christian Cemetery
- The Choctaw Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crystal Ridge Mennonite Cemetery
- Crystal Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Jackson Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ruff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mashulaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Fearns Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Handle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Shuqualak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lynville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Noxapater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Bogue Chitto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Wahalak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Crawford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- De Kalb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
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 Ruff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Noxubee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- De Kalb
- Louisville
- Macon
- Plattsburg
- Scooba
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ruff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Noxubee 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 Ruff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676946 (Ruff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676946 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: Noxubee
- Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fearns Springs
- Location given for Ruff Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0631825 Lon: -88.7850519
- 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 Noxubee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruff 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. |