A visit to the Scott 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 Scott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scott Cemetery:
31.4802, -90.7798
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies just to the west of the Scott Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scott Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Scott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Eddicetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Eddicetown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddicetown Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- O Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The O Zion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O Zion Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Mulkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mulkey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulkey Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Byrds Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Byrds Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Chapel Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Zumbro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zumbro Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbro Cemetery
- Partridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Partridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Meadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61520 <5>
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cassedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cassedy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassedy Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Bude.
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61256 <5>
- McCall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Judge Thomas Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eddiceton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCall Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Brookside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- O'Neil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Cobbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Caseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Roxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Apple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Norfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bewelcome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Knoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Crosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rosetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- McElveen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Sight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Bowerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Harriston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Scott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookhaven
- Hamburg
- Meadville
- Summit
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 Scott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Scott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694730 (Scott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694730 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bude
- Location given for Scott Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4801719 Lon: -90.7798231
- 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 Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scott 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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