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A visit to the Stenis Cemetery ...


The location of the Stenis 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 Stenis Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stenis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stenis Cemetery

Lat:   32.4665°   (32° 27' 59")

Lon:   -88.7492°   (-88° 44' 57")

The Stenis Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies just to the south southeast of the Stenis Cemetery .

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 Stenis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Stenis 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 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stenis Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stenis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bailey
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
    • Suqualena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
      • Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
    • Nellieburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
      • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Marion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
    • Collinsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
    • Meridian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Daleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
      • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Martin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Lockhart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockhart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
      • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
    • Russell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Lauderdale County
    • Vimville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
      • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Chunky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Smith
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
        • Smith is located in Lauderdale County
      • Hickory
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
        • Hickory is located in Newton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Increase
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
        • Increase is located in Lauderdale County
        • Increase has also been known as:
        • Causeyville
      • House
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
        • House is located in Neshoba County
      • Whynot
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
        • Whynot is located in Lauderdale 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 Stenis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stenis Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Stenis Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stenis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Pine Springs Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Springs Cemetery
    • Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Gum Log Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Log Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gum Log Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Log Cemetery
    • Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Suqualena Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lad Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lad Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lad Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Andrews Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    • Hamrick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hamrick Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamrick Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Collinsville Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collinsville Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Collinsville Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collinsville Church Cemetery
      • Collinsville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collinsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Collinsville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collinsville Cemetery
      • Cedar Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • West Mt. Moriah Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Semmes Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Confederate Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
      • Barker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
      • Barker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
      • Tinnin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Tinnin Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • The Tinnin Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Briarwood North Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinnin Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63241 <6>
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel 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 Stenis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #678268  (Stenis Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #678268 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: Meridian North
      • County: Lauderdale         Elev: 137
      • Location given for GNIS #678268 (Stenis Cemetery)

    The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/

    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 Lauderdale, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stenis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4665, Longitude: -88.7492       In this case, the coordinates for the Stenis 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.
    <6>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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