A visit to the Stronghope 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 Stronghope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stronghope Cemetery:
31.7429, -90.2631
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stronghope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stronghope Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Stronghope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stronghope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Stronghope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stronghope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Thompson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Little Bahala Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Bahala Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bahala Cemetery
- The Little Bahala Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Bahala Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60483 <5>
- Ashley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Franklin Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Russell - Tillman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mission Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fair Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Galilee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Beauregard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Beauregard Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stronghope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stronghope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tryus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Beauregard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Wesson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Hazlehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Rosella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Hooker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Glancy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- New Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Crystal Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bowerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
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 Stronghope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stronghope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Brookhaven
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Monticello
- Wesson
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 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 Stronghope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Copiah 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 Stronghope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708059 (Stronghope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708059 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: Copiah
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stronghope
- Location given for Stronghope Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.742942 Lon: -90.2631445
- 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 Copiah, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stronghope 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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