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:
32.8324, -89.5034
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 Leake County<2>.
The county seat for Leake County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the south southwest 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Scott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reformation Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Reformation Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformation Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Big Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Dorsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- Singleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Leake Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The County Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
- The County Line Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Line Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58804 <5>
- New Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem 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 Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Coosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Ann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Standing Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Laurel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Tuscola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Dowdville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Vowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Zemuly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Kosciusko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Pearl River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Lena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- High Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Cash
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Plattsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Hinze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Sallis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sebastopol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Ethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 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 Scott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Scott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Leake 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 #677471 (Scott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677471 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: Leake
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Conway
- Location given for Scott Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8323561 Lon: -89.5034046
- 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 Leake, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |