A visit to the Walters Grove 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 Walters Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walters Grove Cemetery:
32.1832, -89.7466
The Walters Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County<1>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Walters Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Walters Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walters Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old Polkville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Stubbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Rock Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Bluff Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff Cemetery
- Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Polkville Pentecostal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Thornhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Silverena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Silverena Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverena Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Haile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Haile Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Burnham Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Walters Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walters Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Polkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Daniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cooperville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galilee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pelahatchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Burns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kalem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- D'Lo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Walters Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walters Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Forest
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Morton
- Morton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Walters Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Pearl
- Pearl lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Walters Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pearl.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
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 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 Walters Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Walters Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709173 (Walters Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709173 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Polkville
- Location given for Walters Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1829277 Lon: -89.7467411
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Walters Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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