A visit to the Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wolf Creek Cemetery:
34.6490, -88.6256
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County<2>.
The county seat for Prentiss County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the east of the Wolf Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wolf Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wolf Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wolf Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackland Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58097 <5>
- Oaklawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Park
- Carolina Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
- Betts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Betts Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447087 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Rubens Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rubens Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubens Chapel Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Booneville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morton Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Chapel Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crossroads Cemetery is located in Jumpertown.
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960154 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jumpertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jumpertown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown Cemetery
- Hodges Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodges Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Gaston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Jumpertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jumpertown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Prentiss County Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Everett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Cains Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cains Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cains Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wolf Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wolf Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blackland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Booneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Jumpertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Geeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Baldwyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rienzi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Altitude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hightown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dumas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- New Site
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Jacinto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Searcy Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Biggersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Corrona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Guntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Molino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Boggan Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Kirkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Kossuth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Wolf Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prentiss County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wolf Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Prentiss 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706216 (Wolf Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706216 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: Prentiss
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jumpertown
- Location given for Wolf Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6489847 Lon: -88.6256089
- 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 Prentiss, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolf Creek 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. |
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