A visit to the Smyrna 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 Smyrna Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smyrna Cemetery:
32.9893, -89.4870
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Attala County<2>.
The county seat for Attala County is located in Kosciusko. Kosciusko lies just to the northwest of the Smyrna Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smyrna Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smyrna Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Breazeale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Breazeale Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breazeale Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Shield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shield Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shield Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Attala Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Attala Memory Gardens is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attala Memory Gardens
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Dorsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence 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 Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kosciusko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Coosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Vowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Hinze
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Zemuly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Redwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Hesterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Langley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- McCool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sallis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Ann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Rocky Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Possumneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Laurel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Pearl River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Auris ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- French Camp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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 Smyrna 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 Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- French Camp
- Kosciusko
- Plattsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Smyrna 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 Smyrna Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691056 (Smyrna Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691056 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: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zama
- Location given for Smyrna Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9892973 Lon: -89.4870173
- 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 '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- Smyrna 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. |
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