A visit to the Van Devender 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 Van Devender Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Devender Cemetery:
32.9087, -88.6942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Devender Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Devender Cemetery is located in Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Van Devender Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Devender Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Van Devender Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Devender Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gholson Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery (West) is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery (West) is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of De Kalb.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1614138 <5>
- Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery (East) is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chamberlain Cemetery (East) is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of De Kalb.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58575 <5>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Pine Turkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Turkey Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Turkey Cemetery
- Tubb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tubb Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubb Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hailey Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey Cemetery
- Felton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Choctaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
- Pleasant Springs Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shepard Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Shuqualak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shuqualak Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Van Devender Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Devender Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lynville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Shuqualak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- De Kalb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wahalak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Fearns Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Mashulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Scooba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue Chitto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Electric Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Macon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Sucarnoochee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Giles
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Binnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Porterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Cooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Ocobla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
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 Van Devender Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kemper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Devender Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Geiger
- Macon
- Macon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Van Devender Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Scooba
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 Van Devender Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Kemper 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 Van Devender Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679182 (Van Devender Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679182 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: Kemper
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gholson
- Location given for Van Devender Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.908741 Lon: -88.6942142
- 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 Kemper, 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- Van Devender 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. |
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