A visit to the Siloam 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 Siloam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Siloam Cemetery:
31.8304, -89.7337
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Siloam Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Siloam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Siloam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Siloam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Siloam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Coat Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Goodwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Boswell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McLaurin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McLaurin Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312476 <5>
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Mt. Olive City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Siloam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Siloam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sanatorium
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mize
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mendenhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- D'Lo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Galilee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- New Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prentiss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bezer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Puckett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Grange ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Kola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Hot Coffee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Raleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cato
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Mineral Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Braxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
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 Siloam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Siloam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Siloam Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 websites either 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 Siloam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 Siloam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959824 (Siloam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959824 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Magee South
- Location given for Siloam Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8304392 Lon: -89.7336852
- 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 Simpson, 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- Siloam 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. |