A visit to the Unity 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 Unity Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Unity Cemetery:
34.3926, -88.5695
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Unity Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Unity Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Tupelo. Tupelo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Unity Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Unity Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Unity Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Unity Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- New Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Warren Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Warren Chapel Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warren Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Mantachie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63489 <5>
- Pratts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pratts Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Cemetery
- Horton - Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Guntown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Guntown Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Buncum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buncum Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncum Cemetery
- Baldwin Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mantachie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mantachie Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie 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 Unity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Unity Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mantachie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Guntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Mooreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Baldwyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Ballardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Boggan Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Tupelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Corrona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Plantersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Abney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jug Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Geeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- New Site
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bissell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Unity Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Unity 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 professional and volunteer 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 Unity Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Unity Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706822 (Unity Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706822 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ratliff
- Location given for Unity Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3926025 Lon: -88.5694952
- 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 Lee, 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 from Point A (ie- Unity 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. |