A visit to the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church 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 West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (FG ID #63549).
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 West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery:
33.0401, -90.0696
The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the south of Lexington.
The cemetery is located in Holmes County<3>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the north of the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
Name Variations for West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stigler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stigler Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Meggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meggs Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggs Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Rule Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rule Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
- Truly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Truly Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truly Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Boatwright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Harlands Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Gages Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hodges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Pinkston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tolarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mileston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tchula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ituma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bee Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Vaughan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Sallis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Keirn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pluto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Durant lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the East (E) of the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Durant.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Goodman
- Goodman lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goodman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Pickens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pickens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
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 West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #63549
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679494 (West Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679494 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington South
- Location given for West Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0401292 Lon: -90.0698079
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |