A visit to the Searcy 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 Searcy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Searcy Cemetery:
32.2608, -89.6005
The Searcy Cemetery is located in Scott County<1>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Forest. Forest lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Searcy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Searcy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Searcy Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Searcy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brassel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brassel Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassel Cemetery
- New Goodhope Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Independence Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luther Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Luther Chapel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Polkville Pentecostal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Haile Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Morton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Morton Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Noblin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Searcy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Searcy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hunter Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Cooperville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Polkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Raworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pelahatchie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Puckett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Galilee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Success ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 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 Searcy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Searcy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Searcy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Searcy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705003 (Searcy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705003 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pulaski
- Location given for Searcy Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2607029 Lon: -89.6000711
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Searcy Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |