A visit to the Tillson 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 Tillson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tillson Cemetery:
31.9656, -89.5188
The Tillson Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the north of the Tillson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tillson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Tillson Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tillson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unity Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Easterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Ridge Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Raleigh Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Cemetery
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairmount Waco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jefcoats - Farnham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Raleigh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Home Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs Missioanry Baptist
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turner Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Tillson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tillson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bezer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mize
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sylvarena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Hot Coffee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stringer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Como
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Puckett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Turnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Polkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
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 Tillson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tillson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Magee
- Magee lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Tillson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mize
- Mize lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Tillson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
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 Tillson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Tillson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678763 (Tillson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678763 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cohay
- Location given for Tillson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9654345 Lon: -89.5189575
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tillson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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