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A visit to the Thornton Chapel 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 Thornton Chapel Cemetery ...

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

32.6904, -90.0365

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

The Thornton Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Canton. Canton lies just to the south of the Thornton Chapel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Thornton Chapel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Thornton Chapel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sneed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Sneed Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneed Cemetery
  • Humble Jerusalem MB Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Leggitt Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Sims Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel Cemetery
  • Knott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Knott Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott Cemetery
  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
  • Sims Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Teeter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Teeter Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeter Cemetery
  • Canton City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Canton City Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City Cemetery
    • The Canton City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canton Cemetery
  • St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rucker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Travis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Travis Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
    • Priestley Chapel MB Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Able Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Able Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Able Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Pickett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
    • Lacy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
    • Zion Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
    • Prichard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Prichard Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Cemetery
    • St. Mark Church of God In Christ Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. John MB Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord 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 Thornton Chapel Cemetery.

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

  • Davis
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Davis is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Cobbville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cobbville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Mill Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mill Town is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Maris Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maris Town is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
  • Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sharpsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sharon is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Vaughan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
  • Madisonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Madisonville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Nod
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Nod is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
  • Camden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Evans is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mannsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
    • Pickens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Twelve Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
    • Fordyke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
    • Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Goshen Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
    • Sand Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Kearney Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kearney Park is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
    • Flora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Flora is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <6>
    • Ridgeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bentonia
  • Canton
  • Flora
    • Flora lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Thornton Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Pickens
    • Pickens lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Thornton Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pickens.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Ridgeland

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Thornton Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Madison 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 Thornton Chapel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2043052  (Thornton Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2043052 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: Madison
      • Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Way
      • Location given for Thornton Chapel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.690414     Lon: -90.0364736
      • 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 Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thornton Chapel 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.