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A visit to the Thornton Cemetery ...

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 Thornton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   33.0846°   (33° 5' 4")

Lon:   -90.3254°   (-90° 19' 31")

The Thornton Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.

The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Thornton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Thornton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brooks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Pluto Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pluto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pluto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pluto Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Marcella Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcella Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marcella Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Fullilove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullilove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullilove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fullilove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • 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 Holmes County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
  • Mathena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mathena Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Coxburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coxburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coxburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coxburg Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tredwell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tredwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tredwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tredwell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Old Rankin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rankin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rankin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Rankin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Pinecrest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Carson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Piney Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Piney Springs Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
    • Brantley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brantley Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Malone Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Malone Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Wyatt Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Albino Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albino Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Albino Cemetery is located in Holmes County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thornton Cemetery.

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

  • Good Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Holmes County
  • Bee Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
    • Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
    • Bee Lake has also been known as:
    • Bee Lake Plantation
  • Pluto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pluto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
    • Pluto is located in Holmes County
  • Mileston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
    • Mileston is located in Holmes County
  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Yazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Tolarville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
    • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Yazoo County
  • Crump
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crump. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
    • Crump is located in Yazoo County
  • Coxburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
    • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
  • Gwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
    • Gwin is located in Holmes County
  • Tchula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
    • Tchula is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Silver City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Jones Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
      • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
    • Belzoni
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyatt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Holmes County
    • Pearce ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
      • Pearce is located in Yazoo County
    • Lake City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Humphreys County
    • Keirn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keirn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
      • Keirn is located in Holmes County
    • Jaketown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
      • Jaketown is located in Humphreys 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 Thornton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Thornton 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 Thornton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #678726  (Thornton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #678726 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: Thornton
    • County: Holmes         Elev: 33
    • Location given for GNIS #678726 (Thornton Cemetery)

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 Holmes, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thornton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0846, Longitude: -90.3254       In this case, the coordinates for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>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.
<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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