A visit to the Truly 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 Truly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Truly Cemetery:
32.9785, -90.0665
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Truly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Truly Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Truly Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Truly Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Truly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Truly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Spoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spoll Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoll Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Lexington.
- The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63549 <5>
- Meggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Meggs Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggs Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harlands Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Tolar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Falls Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Stigler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stigler Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cypress Grove Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Truly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Truly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Fordyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Pickens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Goodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tolarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Evans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Jones Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Vaughan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sharpsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Mileston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Bee Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Tchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sallis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ituma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Dover ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Nod
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pluto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
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 Truly Cemetery. The following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Truly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
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 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 Truly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Truly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706702 (Truly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706702 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ebenezer
- Location given for Truly Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9784637 Lon: -90.0664747
- 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 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' (or 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- Truly 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. |