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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 Steve Hughes Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.1074°   (32° 6' 26")

Lon:   -89.6344°   (-89° 38' 3")

The cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.

As an estimate, the Steve Hughes Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the southeast of Raleigh.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the southeast of the Steve Hughes Cemetery .

Name Variations for Steve Hughes Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Steve Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Old Field Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Steve Hughes Cemetery.<3>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Steve Hughes Cemetery.

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

  • Burns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Smith County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burns
    • From the Steve Hughes Cemetery to Burns
  • Daniel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Polkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Galilee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Puckett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Raleigh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooperville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bezer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
    • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bezer
    • From the Steve Hughes Cemetery to Bezer
  • Hunter Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
    • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
  • Cato
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sanatorium
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sylvarena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <7>
    • D'Lo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Lo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
      • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Mendenhall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
      • Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <7>
    • Magee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
      • Magee is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <7>
    • Mize
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <7>
    • Pelahatchie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kalem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Coats
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Raworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Braxton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
      • Braxton is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Louin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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 Steve Hughes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Forest
    • Forest lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Steve Hughes Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forest.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Magee
    • Magee lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Steve Hughes Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
  • Mendenhall
  • Mize
    • Mize lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Steve Hughes Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Morton
  • Pelahatchie
  • Raleigh

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 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 Steve Hughes Cemetery:

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 Steve Hughes Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #694259  (Old Field Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #694259 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: White Oak
    • County: Smith         Elev: 174
    • Location given for GNIS #694259 (Old Field Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Steve Hughes Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1074, Longitude: -89.6344    
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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