A visit to the Sheppard 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 Sheppard Cemetery ...
The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Prentiss County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Asbury Cemetery
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackland Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58097 <3>
- Brices Crossroads National Battlefield Cemetery
- Carrollville Cemetery
- The Carrollville Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollville Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- East Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- The East Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Baldwyn.
- The East Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59092 <3>
- Gaston Cemetery
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
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- Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Old Calvary Cemetery
- The Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
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- Osborne Cemetery
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Prentiss County Memorial Gardens
- Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Rubens Chapel Cemetery
- The Rubens Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubens Chapel Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
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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]<2> of the Sheppard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alpine
- Alpine is located in Union County
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- Altitude
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
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- Baldwyn
- Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
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- Blackland
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
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- Blue Springs
- Boggan Bend
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Booneville
- Clarysville
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Corrona
- Corrona is located in Lee County
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- Dumas
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Ellistown
- Ellistown is located in Union County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Geeville
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Graham
- Graham is located in Union County
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- Guntown
- Jug Fork
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
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- Jumpertown
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Kirkville
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
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- Lake City
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
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- Marietta
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Molino
- Molino is located in Union County
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- Mound City
- Mound City is located in Union County
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- New Site
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
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- Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Saltillo
- Wheeler
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
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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 Sheppard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Prentiss County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheppard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sheppard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Prentiss 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 Sheppard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677649 (Sheppard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677649 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: Prentiss
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwyn
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Prentiss, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sheppard Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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