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A visit to the Thornhill Cemetery ...


The location of the Thornhill 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 Thornhill Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.2640°   (32° 15' 50")

Lon:   -89.7523°   (-89° 45' 8")

The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.

The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Thornhill Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Thornhill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Rankin 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 Thornhill 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thornhill Cemetery.

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

    • Cooperville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
      • Cooperville is located in Scott County
    • Pelahatchie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Polkville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Morton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <4>
    • Daniel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
      • Daniel is located in Smith County
    • Hunter Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
    • Kalem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
    • Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
      • Branch is located in Scott County
    • Puckett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Raworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
    • Cato
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Rankin County
    • Galilee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
      • Galilee is located in Rankin County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Brandon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Fannin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fannin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
        • Fannin is located in Rankin County
      • Sand Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
        • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Forest
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
        • Forest is located in Scott County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
      • Clifton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
        • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Beach
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
        • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Greenfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
        • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
      • Pearl
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
        • Pearl is located in Rankin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>

    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 Thornhill 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 Thornhill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Thornhill Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Lodebar Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lodebar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lodebar Cemetery is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lodebar Cemetery
    • Eastside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eastside Cemetery is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Line Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Farris Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farris Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Hill Cemetery
    • Little Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Cemetery
    • Pelahatchie Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelahatchie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pelahatchie Cemetery is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelahatchie Cemetery
    • Reagan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reagan Cemetery is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reagan Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Walters Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Old Polkville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Old Polkville Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Old Polkville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Polkville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Polkville Cemetery
      • Old Stubbs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Piney Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Independence Methodist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Gulde Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gulde Cemetery is located in Rankin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulde Cemetery
      • Antioch Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Polkville Pentecostal Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

    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 Thornhill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #709165  (Thornhill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #709165 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: Pelahatchie
      • County: Rankin         Elev: 137
      • Location given for GNIS #709165 (Thornhill Cemetery)

    The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.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 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 '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 Thornhill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2640, Longitude: -89.7523       In this case, the coordinates for the Thornhill 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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