A visit to the Wesleyanna Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wesleyanna Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wesleyanna Cemetery (FG ID #63546).
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 Wesleyanna Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesleyanna Cemetery:
32.1034, -90.0712
The Wesleyanna Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Wesleyanna Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wesleyanna Cemetery.
Establishment of the Wesleyanna Cemetery ...
The Wesleyanna Cemetery was established in 1847.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wesleyanna Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesleyanna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Florence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campbellite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Briar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Briar Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hill Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Taylor Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rockhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Cemetery
- David Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The David Thomas Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Thomas Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Cleary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cleary Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleary Cemetery
- Clear Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Clear Branch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Pearly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pearly Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wesleyanna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesleyanna Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Braxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alonzo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- D'Lo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Brandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Byram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mendenhall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flowood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Puckett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
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 Wesleyanna 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 Wesleyanna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Crystal Springs
- Jackson
- Mendenhall
- Pearl
- Terry
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 Wesleyanna 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 Wesleyanna Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #63546
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679461 (Wesleyanna Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679461 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: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Star
- Location given for Wesleyanna Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1034851 Lon: -90.0725842
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wesleyanna 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |