A visit to the Saint Mary 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 St. Mary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary Cemetery:
34.6412, -89.3034
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Holly Springs. Holly Springs lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Mary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Mary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Mary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pemberton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Cemetery
- Temperance Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boatwright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Brent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brent Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Potts Camp.
- The Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57977 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Lonoke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lonoke Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Mary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Potts Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Darden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Lake Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Laws Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Hudsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blue Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Whitten Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Glenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Marianna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Chulahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- New Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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 St. Mary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- Holly Springs
- New Albany
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 St. Mary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 St. Mary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959773 (Saint Mary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959773 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Potts Camp
- Location given for Saint Mary Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6412102 Lon: -89.3034078
- 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 Marshall, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Mary 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. |