A visit to the Shield 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 Shield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shield Cemetery:
32.9326, -89.4378
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shield Cemetery is located in Attala County<2>.
The county seat for Attala County is located in Kosciusko. Kosciusko lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Shield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Dorsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Kosciusko.
- The Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jerusalem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992671 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Big Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Singleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Remus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Remus Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Vowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Hinze
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Redwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Kosciusko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Laurel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Pearl River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Saint Ann
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zemuly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Standing Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Dowdville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- McCool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Sallis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Langley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Hesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Shield 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 Shield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kosciusko
- Philadelphia
- Plattsburg
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 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 Shield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Attala 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 Shield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677661 (Shield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677661 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: Attala
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zama
- Location given for Shield Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9326315 Lon: -89.4378491
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shield 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. |