A visit to the Ship 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 Ship Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ship Cemetery:
34.2309, -89.5756
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ship Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ship Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ship Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ship Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Springdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Humphreys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jumpers Chapel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
- The Jumpers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphreys Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247222 <5>
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Keel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Church Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Church Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Liberty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Liberty Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Wyatt Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wyatt Chapel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Chapel Cemetery
- Yellow Leaf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Yellow Leaf Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Leaf Cemetery
- South Oxford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The South Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oxford Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Spring Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Drivers Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Drivers Flat Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Flat Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Crocker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Crocker Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
- McGonigal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McGonigal Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGonigal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Taylor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Water Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Velma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Cornish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Altus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Coffeeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sarepta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Lafayette Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Abbeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Toccopola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Batesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Harmontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Bruce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thaxton
(23 miles [37 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 Ship Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Bruce
- Coffeeville
- Oxford
- Pittsboro
- Sardis
- Water Valley
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 Ship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Ship Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677716 (Ship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677716 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Water Valley East
- Location given for Ship Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2309421 Lon: -89.5756389
- 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 Lafayette, 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 from Point A (ie- Ship 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. |