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A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:

34.6295, -89.8504

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Wright Cemetery is located in Tate County<2>.

The county seat for Tate County is located in Senatobia. Senatobia lies just to the west southwest of the Wright Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Deans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Deans Cemetery is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Cemetery
  • Dean - Crawford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dean - Crawford Cemetery is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean - Crawford Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean - Crawford Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Poagville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131820 <5>
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brower Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brower Cemetery is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brower Cemetery
  • Looxahoma Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Senatobia.
    • The Looxahoma Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Looxahoma Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60539 <5>
  • Brownlee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Brownlee Cemetery is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Cemetery
  • Fredonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
  • Lowery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lowery Cemetery is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
  • Lewers Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lashures Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lashures Cemetery is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashures Cemetery
  • Everson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Everson Cemetery is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson Cemetery
  • Gravel Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Burford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Burford Cemetery is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
    • LeSure Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The LeSure Cemetery is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeSure Cemetery
    • Strickland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
    • Buntin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Buntin Cemetery is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntin Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Garden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sandridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sandridge Cemetery is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery

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]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Looxahoma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Looxahoma is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
  • New Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • New Town is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Poagville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Poagville is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
  • Antioch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Antioch is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Aiken
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Aiken is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
  • Senatobia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tyro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tyro is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
  • Wyatte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wyatte is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
  • Coldwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Como
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Como is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <6>
  • Alphaba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
  • Chulahoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sardis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Harmontown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
    • Ingrams Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
    • Bright
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bright is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
    • Marianna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Marianna is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
    • Hernando
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Laws Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
    • Arkabutla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Arkabutla is located in Tate County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
    • Longtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Longtown is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown

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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tate County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wright Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Tate 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 Wright Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #679893  (Wright Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679893 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: Tate
      • Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Independence
      • Location given for Wright Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6295467     Lon: -89.850366
      • 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 Tate, 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 from Point A (ie- Wright 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.