A visit to the Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery ...
The location of the Simon Chapel #1 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 Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery
Lat: 34.4787° (34° 28' 43")
Lon: -89.7818° (-89° 46' 54")
The Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery is located in Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery .
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 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 Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Panola 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 Simon Chapel #1 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 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sardis is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <4>
- Harmontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Terza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Como
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aiken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Alesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Wyatte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
- Laws Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Poagville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Chulahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Senatobia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
- Senatobia is located in Tate County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <4>
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Courtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Taylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marianna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Longtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Longtown is located in Panola 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 Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Oxford
- Oxford lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Sardis
- Sardis lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sardis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Senatobia
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. Maria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Maria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Maria Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Maria Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Little Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenville Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Green Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Green Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Fulmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fulmer Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulmer Cemetery
- Langstons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langstons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Langstons Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langstons Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Lewers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lewers Chapel Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewers Chapel Cemetery
- Cistern Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cistern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cistern Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cistern Hill Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Springs Cemetery
- Elijah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elijah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elijah Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elijah Cemetery
- Lammey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lammey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lammey Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lammey Cemetery
- Waldrip Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldrip Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waldrip Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldrip Cemetery
- Mt. Peryn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Peryn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Peryn Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Peryn 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 Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677823 (Simon Chapel Number 1 Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #677823 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: Sardis Dam
- County: Panola Elev: 99
- Location given for GNIS #677823 (Simon Chapel Number 1 Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Panola, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4787, Longitude: -89.7818 In this case, the coordinates for the Simon Chapel #1 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. |