A visit to the Steen 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 Steen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steen Cemetery:
32.1282, -89.9176
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steen Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Steen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Steen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Pearly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pearly Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly Grove Cemetery
- David Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The David Thomas Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Thomas Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Rockhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Campbellite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Taylor Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Silverena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Silverena Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverena Cemetery
- Hebron Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Hill Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Steen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Braxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Puckett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- D'Lo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Galilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Polkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cooperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Pelahatchie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Flowood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whites
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Sanatorium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Alonzo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
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 Steen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Jackson
- Mendenhall
- Pearl
- Pelahatchie
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 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 Steen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Steen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678262 (Steen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678262 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Puckett NW
- Location given for Steen Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1282069 Lon: -89.9175798
- 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 Rankin, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Steen 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |