A visit to the Strong River 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 Strong River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Strong River Cemetery:
31.8640, -89.9945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Strong River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Strong River Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Strong River Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Strong River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Strong River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Westville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Pinola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pinola Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Peacock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Peacock Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Cemetery
- Shivers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shivers Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Stonewall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Armstrong - Buckley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Boggan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Boggan Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Cemetery
- Merit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Merit Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill Cemetery
- Old St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Strong River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Strong River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Shivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- New Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mendenhall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- D'Lo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Braxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Grange ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Sanatorium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Jaynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Magee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tryus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Hooker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- King
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Cato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Clear Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Alonzo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Rosella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Prentiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Galilee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Puckett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Whites
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
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 Strong River Cemetery. The following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Strong River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Strong River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 Strong River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959826 (Strong River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959826 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shivers
- Location given for Strong River Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8640486 Lon: -89.9945259
- 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 Simpson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strong River 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. |