A visit to the Vernon 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 Vernon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vernon Cemetery:
32.9274, -88.7751
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vernon Cemetery is located in Noxubee County<2>.
The county seat for Noxubee County is located in Macon. Macon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Vernon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vernon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Vernon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hailey Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey Cemetery
- Gholson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gholson Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Jackson Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Springs Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shepard Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Van Devender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Van Devender Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Devender Cemetery
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- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- The Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2494766 <5>
- Rosamond Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun 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 Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Lynville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Fearns Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Bogue Chitto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Mashulaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Shuqualak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Macon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Noxapater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ocobla
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Scooba
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tucker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Electric Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Louisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Sucarnoochee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Binnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
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 Vernon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Noxubee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- De Kalb
- Louisville
- Macon
- Philadelphia
- Plattsburg
- Scooba
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Vernon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Noxubee 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 Vernon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710506 (Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710506 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: Noxubee
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Preston
- Location given for Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9273517 Lon: -88.7750508
- 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 Noxubee, 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 from Point A (ie- Vernon 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. |