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A visit to the Shelley Cemetery ...


The location of the Shelley Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Shelley Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shelley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelley Cemetery

Lat:   32.9765°   (32° 58' 35")

Lon:   -89.6390°   (-89° 38' 20")

The Shelley Cemetery is located in Attala County<2>.

The county seat for Attala County is located in Kosciusko. Kosciusko lies just to the north northeast of the Shelley Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Shelley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Attala County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Shelley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shelley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shelley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Zemuly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
    • Kosciusko
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Sallis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
      • Sallis is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
    • Possumneck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
    • Hesterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
    • Saint Ann
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Ethel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Durant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Redwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • Goodman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
    • Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Leake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • West
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vowell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
        • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Pickens
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Richland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
        • Richland is located in Holmes County
      • Hinze
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
        • Hinze is located in Winston County

    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 Shelley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Attala County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shelley Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Malett Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Malett Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malett Cemetery
    • Bullock Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bullock Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullock Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jenkins Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Kosciusko.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60135 <6>
    • Isaac Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Isaac Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaac Cemetery
    • Isaacs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Isaacs Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Kosciusko.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaacs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60093 <6>
    • Herring Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herring Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
    • Russell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Fletcher Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • West Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Union Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
    • Hurricane Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Hill Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Springs Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Springs Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Nash Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nash Cemetery is located in Leake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
      • Attala Memory Gardens
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Attala Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Attala Memory Gardens is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Attala Memory Gardens
      • Dodd Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dodd Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodd Cemetery
      • Silas Grove Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silas Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Silas Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silas Grove Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Harmon Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
      • Wright Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wright Cemetery is located in Leake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Turnage Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Turnage Cemetery is located in Leake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnage Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Parkway Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parkway Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkway Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Shelley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #677643  (Shelley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #677643 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Joseph
      • County: Attala         Elev: 123
      • Location given for GNIS #677643 (Shelley Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 Attala, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shelley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9765, Longitude: -89.6390       In this case, the coordinates for the Shelley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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