A visit to the Walls 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 Walls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walls Cemetery:
33.4101, -90.1034
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walls Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Walls Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walls Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Walls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Macrossley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Macrossley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macrossley Cemetery
- Sharkey Pate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharkey Pate Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey Pate Cemetery
- O Dell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The O Dell Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O Dell Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellandale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellandale Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellandale Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
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- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Harland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harland Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harland Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sidon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Browning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Roebuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Acona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Fort Loring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Keirn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Ituma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Carrollton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Carrollton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Teoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Wyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Itta Bena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Avalon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Shellmound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Tchula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Money
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
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 Walls Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Greenwood
- Itta Bena
- Lexington
- Vaiden
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 websites either 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 Walls Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Walls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679293 (Walls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679293 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gravel Hill
- Location given for Walls Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4101224 Lon: -90.1034171
- 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 Carroll, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walls 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. |