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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   32.1832°   (32° 10' 59")

Lon:   -89.7466°   (-89° 44' 47")

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 .

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.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
    • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
  • Burns
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Smith County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burns
    • From the Walters Grove Cemetery to Burns
  • Morton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <7>
  • Kalem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • D'Lo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Lo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
    • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mendenhall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
      • Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <7>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
      • Braxton is located in Simpson County
      • 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)
    • Bezer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bezer
      • From the Walters Grove Cemetery to Bezer
    • Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fannin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Magee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
      • Magee is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <7>
    • Pearl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Rankin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <7>

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
    • Brandon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Walters Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brandon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Forest
    • Forest lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Walters Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forest.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Magee
    • Magee lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Walters Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 Walters Grove Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #709173 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Polkville
    • County: Rankin         Elev: 135
    • Location given for GNIS #709173 (Walters Grove Cemetery)

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Walters Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1832, Longitude: -89.7466    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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