A visit to the Russell 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 Russell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Russell Cemetery:
34.0632, -90.5826
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Russell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Russell Cemetery is located in Coahoma County<2>.
The county seat for Coahoma County is located in Clarksdale. Clarksdale lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Russell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Russell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery
- The Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarksdale Church of God In Christ Cemetery
- Roundaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Roundaway Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- True Vine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The True Vine Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Vine Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cagles Crossroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Harmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Harmon Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmon Cemetery
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hackberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hackberry Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Union Temple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Temple Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Galena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Galena Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
- Pawpaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pawpaw Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw 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 Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roundaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Africa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Claremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Hopson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Alligator
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tutwiler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Duncan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Lyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Vance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Winstonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Clover Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Sunflower Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Mound Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Webb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Round Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Deeson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
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 Russell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coahoma County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Drew
- Mound Bayou
- Sumner
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 either 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 Russell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Coahoma 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 Russell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676967 (Russell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676967 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: Coahoma
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mattson
- Location given for Russell Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0631662 Lon: -90.5825974
- 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 Coahoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Russell 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. |