A visit to the Scruggs 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 Scruggs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scruggs Cemetery:
34.6818, -88.7626
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scruggs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Scruggs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Scruggs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scruggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Pauls Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pauls Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Chapel Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Boxs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boxs Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxs Cemetery
- Jeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jeter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Jumpertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jumpertown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Lowrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lowrey Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Dumas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crossroads Cemetery is located in Jumpertown.
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960154 <5>
- Jumpertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jumpertown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scruggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scruggs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dumas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jumpertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Blackland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Clarysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Geeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Wheeler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hightown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Baldwyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corrona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Rienzi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Kossuth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falkner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boggan Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Biggersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Allentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Lowrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Ellistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Tiplersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
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 Scruggs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scruggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mountain
- Booneville
- Ripley
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 helpful 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 Scruggs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tippah 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 Scruggs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677480 (Scruggs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677480 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dumas
- Location given for Scruggs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6817626 Lon: -88.762557
- 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 Tippah, 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 from Point A (ie- Scruggs 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. |