{"data":[{"cem_id":1,"cem_name":"Acona Baptist Church","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"acona_baptist","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":8,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.271541","cem_lon":"-90.014642","cem_directions":"From the North side of the Lexington Courthouse square take MS-17 North for 12.1 miles to the intersection of MS-17 and the Acona Road. Turn right onto the Acona road and travel another 0.1 mile to the intersection of Acona Road and Emory Road. Turn right onto Emory Road and go about 200 feet. The cemetery is on the left in a grove of trees.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":2,"cem_name":"Acona Methodist Church","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"acona_methodist","cem_dir_useltr":"Y","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":381,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-19 12:39:41","cem_lat":"33.268366","cem_lon":"-90.019178","cem_directions":"From the North side of the Lexington Courthouse square, take MS-17 North for 11.9 miles. Turn right onto the driveway to the Acona Methodist Church. The cemetery is behind the church.","cem_image":"_acona_methodist_cemetery.jpg","cem_caption":"Acona Methodist Church Cemetery (May 2021).","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"
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\r\n_acona_back_pano.jpg * cem_images\/cem_acona_methodist\/Ltr__ * a * * _acona_back_pano.jpg * Acona Methodist Church and Cemetery (May 2021).<\/foto>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","cem_note":"Photos courtesy of |29|, used by permission.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":22,"cem_name":"Alexander-Cade-Smith","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"alexander_cade_smith","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":33,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.260301","cem_lon":"-89.920602","cem_directions":"The Alexander-Cade-Smith Cemetery<\/b> is located 11.1 miles Northwest of the town of West, MS. From the intersection of US-51 and Carrollton St in West, head Northwest on Carrollton St for 0.6 mile. At this point Carrollton St becomes Emory Rd. Continue on Emory Rd for 10.0 mile. At this point turn right (North) onto Cade Cemetery Rd and continue for 0.5 mile. The cemetery is enclosed in a wrought iron fence in a grove of trees.","cem_image":"_a_c_s_sign.jpg|_a_c_s_view1.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"
\"Alexander-Cade-Smith<\/div>\r\n
\"Alexander-Cade-Smith<\/div>","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Cemetery view photo courtesy of |29|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":161,"cem_name":"Alexander-Landfair","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"alexander_landfair","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":1,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.010636","cem_lon":"-89.993107","cem_directions":"The exact location of the Alexander-Landfair Cemetery<\/b> is unknown. All that is known is that the cemetery is on Newport Rd South of the town of Lexington, MS","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":5,"cem_name":"Antioch Baptist Church","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"antioch_baptist","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":33,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.033236","cem_lon":"-90.113847","cem_directions":"From the South exit of the Lexington Courthouse square, take MS-17 South 0.6 miles to the intersection of MS-17 and Brozville Rd. Turn right onto Brozville road and go 6.3 miles (just past the Richard Travis Rd intersection). The Antioch Baptist Church is on the right. The cemetery is behind the church to the left.","cem_image":"antioch_baptist_cemetery.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":3,"chu_name":"Antioch Baptist Church","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":86,"cem_name":"Antioch MB Church","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"antioch_missionary","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":71,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.128760","cem_lon":"-90.260435","cem_directions":"From the intersection of MS-49E and MS-12 in Tchula, go South on MS-49E for 4.3 miles. On the right you will see the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. The cemetery is behind the church.","cem_image":"antioch_mb_sign.jpg|antioch_mb_cemetery.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Photos courtesy of |4|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":176,"chu_name":"Antioch Missionary Baptist Church","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":7,"cem_name":"Bagley","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Carroll","cem_count":6,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.238900","cem_lon":"-89.833100","cem_directions":"","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":8,"cem_name":"Bailey","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":14,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.243333","cem_lon":"-89.997222","cem_directions":"Between Acona and Sunny Mount, off Bailey-Dixon Road.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Bailey Cemetery<\/b> - this is a small family cemetery that is no longer in use. When L.L. McNees compiled the information for the cemetery in Jan 1950 the tombstones were still visible and thus the inscriptions were recorded. By the time Dudley Rinicker surveyed the cemetery in the 1990's it was overgrown and the tombstones were either missing or unreadable, thus no tombstone photos were taken.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":4,"twn_name":"Bowling Green"},{"cem_id":216,"cem_name":"Bailey (African-American)","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"bailey_aa","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":7,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":null,"cem_lon":null,"cem_directions":"The cemetery is located on the Wash-Bailey road. Exact location is unknown at this time.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":9,"cem_name":"Barksdale","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"barksdale","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":5,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.118440","cem_lon":"-89.896812","cem_directions":"Located on Ellington Road approximately two miles North of MS-12.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Barksdale Cemetery<\/b> - This is a small family cemetery on private property and is no longer in use. When L.L. McNees compiled the information for this cemetery in Nov 1953, the tombstones were still visible, thus the inscriptions were recorded. By the time Dudley Rinicker surveyed the cemetery in the 1990's the tombstones were all broken into pieces as shown in the photos.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":38,"twn_name":"Owen's Wells"},{"cem_id":10,"cem_name":"Beall-Stigler","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":12,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.238056","cem_lon":"-90.051389","cem_directions":"Approximately 7 miles North of Lexington on Bell Bottom Road.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Beall-Stigler Cemetery<\/b> - This is a small family cemetery located on private property that is no longer in use. When L.L. McNees compiled the information for the cemetery in Jan 1950 the tombstones were still visible and thus the inscriptions were recorded. By the time Dudley Rinicker surveyed the cemetery in the 1990's it was overgrown and the tombstones were either missing or unreadable, thus no tombstone photos were taken.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":28,"twn_name":"Lexington"},{"cem_id":162,"cem_name":"Belmont Church","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"belmont","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":44,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.120875","cem_lon":"-89.846328","cem_directions":"From the intersection of US-51 and MS-12 in downtown Durant, MS head Northeast for 0.7 mi on N. Jackson St. towards N. Madison St. Take a slight left onto Bowling Green Rd. and continue for 0.6 mi. Take a slight right onto Eddisville Rd. and continue 2.0 mi to the intersection of Eddisville Rd. and Melton Rd. Turn right onto Melton Rd. The Belmont MB Church is immediately on the left. The Belmont Cemetery is behind the church.","cem_image":"_belmont_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Cemetery photo provided by Donna Dinstel","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":214,"cem_name":"Beth El","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"beth_el","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":97,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.117381","cem_lon":"-90.035113","cem_directions":"The Beth El Cemetery<\/b> is located 1.2 miles from the Holmes County Courthouse in downtown Lexington. Starting on the East side of the courthouse go East on MS-12 for 0.6 mile and turn left onto Swinney Lane. Turn right at the next cross street (Cemetery St.). After 0.1 mile turn left onto Rockport Rd (MS-96). After another 0.3 mile you will see the cemetery on the right.","cem_image":"_beth_el_plaque_v1.jpg|_beth_el_plot_map.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"
Beth El Cemetery<\/b> - In 1904, Morris Lewis and Sam Herman purchased two acres of land adjoining the Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery from Stewart Watson. This land was donated to Temple Beth Congregation and named Temple Beth El Cemetery. The first funeral in the new cemetery was that of Carrie Sontheimer Rosenthal.

\r\n\r\nIn addition to those listed as buried in the Beth El Cemetery, the following of Jewish descent are buried in the Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery.

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  • Auerbach, Sarah Sontheimer<\/i><\/al><\/span>1853 - 1902<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Hyman, Bettie S.<\/al><\/span>1891 - 1891<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Lewis, Infant son<\/al> of Morris & Julia<\/span>1900 - 1900<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Lewis, Infant son<\/al> of Morris & Julia<\/span>1904 - 1904<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Sontheimer, Emma<\/al><\/span>1855 - 1905<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Sontheimer, Fannie<\/al><\/span>1829 - 1913<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Sontheimer, Jacob<\/al><\/span>1819 - 1886<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Sontheimer, Jeanette<\/al><\/span>1858 - 1896<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Sontheimer, Lily<\/al><\/span>1869 - 1948<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Sontheimer, Mary<\/al><\/span>1821 - 1895<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Sontheimer, Necie<\/al><\/span>1859 - 1947<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Sontheimer, Solomon<\/al><\/span>1825 - 1890<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  • Stein, William<\/al><\/span>1818 - 1902<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":150,"chu_name":"Temple Beth El","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":28,"twn_name":"Lexington"},{"cem_id":11,"cem_name":"Bethesda","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"bethesda","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":232,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.136835","cem_lon":"-89.946927","cem_directions":"The Bethesda Cemetery<\/b> is located in the Sand Hills community, 7.7 miles Northeast of the town of Lexington, MS. From the East exit of the Lexington Courthouse Square head East on MS-12 for 2.8 miles. Turn left onto Sand Hill Rd and continue for 4.2 miles. Continue straight to stay on Sand Hill Rd and go 0.2 mile. Continue straight onto Ellington Rd and continue for 0.5 mile. The cemetery will be on the right (East) side of the road.","cem_image":"_bethesda_gate.jpg|_bethesda_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Bethesda Cemetery<\/b> - McNees recorded over 100 names buried here in 1952. The church that was located here has long been extinct.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Photo courtesy of |29|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":12,"cem_name":"Bethlehem Church","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"bethlehem","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":15,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"32.920039","cem_lon":"-89.945126","cem_directions":"From the intersection of US-51 and MS-14 in Goodman, go South on US-51 for 4.0 miles. The Bethlehem M. B. Church is on the right. The cemetery is to the left side of the church.","cem_image":"_bethlehem_sign.jpg|_bethlehem_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Church sign and cemetery view photos courtesy of |59|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":10,"chu_name":"Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":20,"twn_name":"Goodman"},{"cem_id":163,"cem_name":"Beulah Church","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"beulah_baptist","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":10,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.090482","cem_lon":"-90.092125","cem_directions":"From the South exit of the Lexington Courthouse square, take MS-17 South for 0.6 miles to the intersection of the Brozville Road. Turn right onto the Brozville Road and continue another 1.3 miles to the intersection of the Hebron Road. Turn right onto the Hebron Road and continue another 1.3 miles to the Beulah Baptist Church on the right. The cemetery is located to the right of the church in a fenced area.","cem_image":"beulah_baptist_gate.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"

    Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery<\/b> - On September 7, 1955, Luther and Ernestine Byrd presented Beulah Baptist Church with two acres of land adjacent to the existing church property. A cemetery has been started there with several graves - Billy Spooner, Billy Joe Gilmore, and recently (4\/12) George Martin. A Gilmore girl is also buried there. Extracted from the Eloise Alderman Collection.<\/i><\/b><\/p>","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":13,"chu_name":"Beulah Baptist Church","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":13,"cem_name":"Boatwright","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"boatwright","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":13,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.111111","cem_lon":"-90.127778","cem_directions":"","cem_image":"_boatwright_gate.jpg|_boatwright_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Photos courtesy of |4| (top) and |5| (bottom), used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":23,"twn_name":"Howard"},{"cem_id":14,"cem_name":"Boyd","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"boyd","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":13,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.182627","cem_lon":"-89.990363","cem_directions":"This cemetery is located Northeast of Lexington on the Beulah Grove Road. From the North exit of the Lexington Courthouse square take MS-17 North for 2.5 miles to the intersection of MS-17 and the Beulah Grove Road. Turn right onto the Beulah Grove Road and continue for another 4.6 miles. The cemetery is located approximately 200 ft North of the Road in a field. The cemetery is on private property.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":4,"twn_name":"Bowling Green"},{"cem_id":15,"cem_name":"Brantley","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":4,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"32.994296","cem_lon":"-90.173976","cem_directions":"The Brantley Cemetery is located on the Ebenezer-Coxburg Road. From the South exit of the Lexington Courthouse square take MS-17 South for 0.6 mile to the intersection of the Boyzville Road. Turn right onto the Boyzville Road and go 9.6 miles to the intersection of the Ebenezer-Coxburg Road. Continue on the Ebenezer-Coxburg road for another 1.9 miles. The cemetery is located in the trees North of the road about 100 feet.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Brantley Cemetery<\/b> - This cemetery is a small family cemetery located on private property. When L.L. McNees compiled the information from the cemetery in Sep 1953 the tombstones were visible. When Dudley Rinicker compiled the information in the late 1990's the tombstones were either missing or unreadable. Thus, the inscriptions are known but no photos exists of the tombstones.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":68,"twn_name":"Zeiglerville"},{"cem_id":16,"cem_name":"Brister","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"brister","cem_dir_useltr":"Y","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":385,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.133488","cem_lon":"-89.820328","cem_directions":"From the intersection of MS-51 and MS-12, North of Durant, take MS-51 North for 3.8 miles to the intersection of MS-51 and MS-69 (Brister Rd.). The cemetery is on the Northwest corner of the intersection.","cem_image":"_brister_cemetery_name_marker.jpg|_brister_cemetery_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Brister Cemetery<\/b> - This cemetery was started as a family cemetery when Hockkaday Brister died in 1858. Other family members are also buried in this cemetery. Some of his 14 children (8 or 9) came to this county. Having such a large family must have prompted Hockkaday to set aside land for a cemetery near his home site. Brister descendants meet here on the fourth Sunday of August each year for lunch and a time of fellowship and take care of cemetery business. Mrs. Eugenia Guess and her son, Joseph Guess, gave enough land to enlarge the original 1\/2 acre site to 2.7 acres.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Photo courtesy of |29|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":50,"twn_name":"West"},{"cem_id":17,"cem_name":"Brister Twins","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"brister_twins","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":2,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.127072","cem_lon":"-89.951195","cem_directions":"This cemetery is located on private property along Sand Hill Rd. From the East exit of the Lexington Courthouse square go East of MS-12 for 2.9 miles to the intersection of MS-60 (Sand Hill Rd.). Turn left onto Sand Hill Rd and continue another 4 miles. The cemetery location is approximately 150 ft in a grove of trees to the Northeast of the road.","cem_image":"brister_twins_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Brister Twin Cemetery<\/b> - This is a small burial plot for twin children of J. W. & M. L. Brister. The location is overgrown and the tombstone is no longer present or unreadable.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Photo courtesy of |4|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":50,"twn_name":"West"},{"cem_id":18,"cem_name":"Brooks","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":2,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.091111","cem_lon":"-90.344444","cem_directions":"","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Thornton"},{"cem_id":19,"cem_name":"Brougham","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"brougham","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":8,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.192904","cem_lon":"-90.137585","cem_directions":"This cemetery is located 7.9 miles Northeast of the town of Tchula on what used to be the Sessions Plantation. From the intersection of US-49E and MS-12 in Tchula go East for 1.8 miles to the intersection of MS-12 and the Rosebank-Mt Olive Rd on the left. Turn left onto the Rosebank-Mt Olive Rd and go 4.8 miles to the intersection of the Rosebank-Mt Olive Rd and the Chinqupin Rd. on the right. Turn right onto Chinqupin Rd. and go 1.3 miles. The GPS coordinates for the cemetery indicates the location to be 60 ft to the West of the road in the field.","cem_image":"_brougham_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Brougham Cemetery<\/b> - This cemetery is located near the Sessions homeplace, on the Brougham Plantation, that was owned by the Sessions family. Eliza Kerchaval was Lucretia Sessions mother, and had lived in Bardstown Kentucky, where Lucretia was born. She came to live with her daughter, at Brougham, after her husband died. It is believed, but not confirmed or documented, that the immigrant ancestor of the Holmes County Sessions family, born in England in 1672, arriving in Massachusetts in 1694, having been appointed secretary to the Colonial Governor of that colony.

    \r\n\r\nThe first ancestor, that we have any real knowledge of, is Richard Sessions, grandson of John, born in Connecticut and moved to Sampson County, N.C., where he married Esther Boone, niece of Daniel Boone. They had a son Joseph, born in 1774, in Sampson County and moved to Natchez, Adams County, MS, where he married Sarah Howard of that county. Joseph was very active in Mississippi politics. He was a member of the Mississippi Territorial Council and a member of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1817. He was two times elected state representative and also served as state senator.

    \r\n\r\nJoseph and Sarah had nine children. Three of their sons came to Holmes County, during the decades of the 1830s and 1840s. Joseph Ferdinand, born in 1804, came first and started the farm which came to be known as Brougham Plantation. Joseph died in 1837 and is the first burial at Brougham Cemetery. Phillip, born 1802 came sometime before are shortly after Joseph’s death and managed the farm. Albert M., born 1810, married Lucretia Kerchaval, born 1815, Bardstown, KY. Albert and Lucretia and their three children came to Brougham from Adams County, in 1840. The children were Mary, born 1836, Joseph F., born in 1837 and Phillip, born in 1839. They had five more children, Cornelia born in 1840, Sarah born in 1842, Clara born in 1844, Delia born in 1847 and Caroline born in 1849. There is another child to account for and that is Katie, who is buried at Brougham. She has the same birthdate as Caroline, but is not listed on the 1850 census, leading one to believe that Caroline and Katie were the same child. Clara married Cass Oltenburg and they were ancestors of the Povall and Ginn families of Lexington. Delia married William Eggleston, of nearby Wanalaw Plantation and that family also lived in Lexington.

    \r\n\r\nPhillip served in the Confederate Army, Company B, 1st Mississippi Battalion Sharp Shooters. He was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862 and died in Verona, MS in June of that year. We do not know where he was buried. His older brother, Joseph, also was in the Confederate Army. He was in Company K, 18th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers. There were at least 10 other young men from the Funnagusha neighborhood in Company K, including his two future brothers in law, Cass Oltenburg and William Eggleston. They served in the Army of Northern Virginia throughout the war, except for the time when Longstreet’s Corps was detached to Bragg’s Army for the Battle of Chicamauga. Joe was wounded four times, at Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and Saylor’s Creek. He was captured at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg and was exchanged both times. After the war, Joe earned a degree in medicine from St. Louis University and at the time of his death, in March of 1870, was practicing in Kinmundy, IL. In a letter written to his sister Delia, about two weeks before his death, he seems to be very upbeat. No document had been found that would indicate the cause of his death.\r\n\r\nAbove comments extracted from the compiled records on Brougham Cemetery by |5|, used by permission.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Photo courtesy of |5|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":45,"twn_name":"Tchula"},{"cem_id":20,"cem_name":"Buck","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"buck","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":28,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.075129","cem_lon":"-90.062030","cem_directions":"This cemetery is located 2.8 miles South of Lexington. From the South exit of the Lexington Courthouse square take MS-17 South for 1.6 miles to the junction of MS-17 and Ebenezer Road on the right. Take the Ebenezer Road exit and continue another 1.6 miles to the South. The cemetery is located on private property on the West side of the road in a wooded area.","cem_image":"_buck_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Photo courtesy of |5|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":28,"twn_name":"Lexington"},{"cem_id":213,"cem_name":"Burwell Family","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"burwell_family","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":0,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"32.975323","cem_lon":"-90.089687","cem_directions":"","cem_image":"ebenezer_baptist_plotmap.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"The Burwell Family Cemetery is a fenced-off area of the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery<\/al>.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":21,"cem_name":"Bush","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":4,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.103740","cem_lon":"-89.880917","cem_directions":"","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":38,"twn_name":"Owen's Wells"},{"cem_id":23,"cem_name":"Calvary","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"calvary","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":3,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.214570","cem_lon":"-90.140085","cem_directions":"","cem_image":"_calvary_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Photo courtesy of |5|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":45,"twn_name":"Tchula"},{"cem_id":24,"cem_name":"Central","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"central","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":83,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"32.925568","cem_lon":"-90.018699","cem_directions":"The Central Cemetery<\/b> is located 5.6 miles Northwest of the town of Pickens, MS. From the intersection of US-51 and Madison\/Yazoo St head North on US-51 for 0.4 mile. Turn left onto Lexington Rd and continue for 1.0 mile. Turn left onto Ebenezer-Pickens Rd and continue for 3.0 miles. Turn right onto Salem Rd and continue for 1.2 miles. 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From the intersection of US-49E and MS-12 in Tchula go 1.3 miles East on MS-12 to the intersection of MS-12 and Howard Rd. Turn right onto Howard Rd and go 3.4 miles to the intersection of Howard Rd and Jones Rd. Turn left onto Jones Rd. and go 0.8 mile to the intersection of Jones Rd and Howard Road A. Note the road makes a sweeping turn to the left. From the intersection of Jones Rd and Howard Road A go left for another 0.3 mile. The cemetery is on the left.","cem_image":"_clifton_cemetery_view-1.jpg|_clifton_cemetery_view-2.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Sign at entrance indicates cemetery is closed, no burials allowed.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Photos taken by |29| in July 2023.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":45,"twn_name":"Tchula"},{"cem_id":26,"cem_name":"Clower","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"clower","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":39,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.195556","cem_lon":"-90.024444","cem_directions":"The Sweetwater Cemetery is located 7.1 miles Northeast of Lexington, MS. From the North exit of the Courthouse square in Lexington, take MS-17 North for 2.5 miles to the junction of MS-17 and Beulah Road. Turn right onto Beulah Road and go East for 0.9 mile to the intersection of Beulah Road and Sweetwater Road. Turn left onto Sweetwater Road and continue North for another 3.7 miles. The Clower Cemetery is in the vicinity (not sure if it is on the right or left of the road). Note: the cemetery is about 0.5 mile past the Sweetwater Church.","cem_image":"_clower_gate.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Clower Cemetery<\/b> - William Clower and his wife Purity were early settlers in Holmes County. They owned land in 1833, where Holmes County was formed from Yazoo County. William was born in Georgia, 1790 and died in Holmes County in 1861. Purity was also born in Georgia, in 1794 and died in Holmes County in 1854.

    \r\n\r\nFrom this marriage, there were nine children, five boys and four girls. Three sons were in the Confederate army and one died during the Civil War.

    \r\n\r\nThe Clower land was in the vicinity of Sweetwater Church, located at the intersection of Sweetwater Road and Hopewell Road. The Clower home was on the northeast corner of this intersection, now in a pine grove. Land for the Sweetwater Church was donated by William and Purity Clower, in 1841. This is on the cornerstone of the church.

    \r\n\r\nThe apparent first burial in the Clower Cemetery was in 1845. It is located about a half a mile north of Sweetwater Church, at the end of a thinly wooded ridge, overlooking Bophumpa Creek. The Clower family part of the cemetery is surrounded by a well kept iron fence. All the bushes and grass are kept cleaned off. Going south on the ridge, for about 200 feet, another group of graves are found. One of the markers indicates that Martha E.G. Eickttt, wife of S. B. Pickett, born Dec. 46, 1798, died April 10, 1857 is buried here. The marker also reads, “The deceased was born in Georgia and was the daughter of John and Susanna Mumford and the granddaughter of Tom Stone of Maryland, a signer of the Declaration of Independence”. Further south, about another 200 feet, is another group of graves.

    \r\n\r\nMany families from Holmes County have Clower kin in their family trees. Other surnames of persons buried in this cemetery are: Brown, Chatham, Craft, Horton, Jackson, Johnson, Lehr, Mackey, Montgomery, Pickett, Pitchford, Robertson, Sorrels, Spencer and Stark. Extracted from the Eloise Alderman Collection<\/i>","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":28,"twn_name":"Lexington"},{"cem_id":165,"cem_name":"Cokolodge","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"cokolodge","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":1,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":null,"cem_lon":null,"cem_directions":"","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"Cokolodge Cemetery<\/b> - Very little is known about this cemetery. Apparently, it was closed long ago. The property was purchased and access to the cemetery was discontinued. The access road was (before Kudzu vines took over the road) off Highway 17 North (just above the Randletown Road) in the Pine Grove Church area.","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":166,"cem_name":"Cooper","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"cooper","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":26,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.168847","cem_lon":"-90.267335","cem_directions":"The Cooper Cemetery is located 3.4 miles Southwest of the town of Tchula. From the intersection of MS-49E (Martin Luther King Dr.) and Main St. in Tchula to East on MS-49E for 0.2 mile and continue South on MS-49E to the intersection of Seely Ave. Turn right onto Seely Ave and go 0.1 mile where Seely Ave will become Cooper Rd. (MS-212). Continue on Cooper Rd. for another 2.5 miles to an unmarked road on the left. Turning onto the unmarked road you will notice a single tree in the middle of the field to the right. This is the Cooper Cemetery. Note: the cemetery is on private property.","cem_image":"_cooper_view_1.jpg|_cooper_view_2.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":27,"cem_name":"County Line (See Old County Line)","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":0,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":null,"cem_lon":null,"cem_directions":"","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"See Old County Line Cemetery<\/al>","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":28,"cem_name":"Cox Family","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"cox","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":3,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.006944","cem_lon":"-90.206389","cem_directions":"The Cox Family Cemetery is located about 14.1 miles Southwest of Lexington, MS on private property along the Ebenezer-Coxburg Road.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":29,"cem_name":"Coxburg","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"coxburg","cem_dir_useltr":"Y","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":397,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"32.999307","cem_lon":"-90.210231","cem_directions":"The Coxburg Church Cemetery<\/b> is located 14.7 miles Southwest of the town of Lexington, MS. From the South exit of the Lexington Courthouse Square, head South on MS-17 for 0.5 mile. Turn right onto Brozville Rd and continue for 9.6 miles. Turn right onto the Ebenezer-Coxburg Rd and continue for 4.5 miles. Turn right onto the Thornton-Tolarville Rd and then an immediate right into the Coxburg Church driveway. The cemetery is on the North side of the church.","cem_image":"_coxburg_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Photo courtesy of |29|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":30,"cem_name":"Crawford","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":3,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.171927","cem_lon":"-89.839616","cem_directions":"The Crawford Cemetery is located 4.6 miles Southwest of the town of West, MS. From the intersection of US-51 and MS-19 in West, take US-51 South for 1.4 miles to the intersection of US-51 and W. Bowling Green Rd. (Old Wilson Rd.). Turn right onto W. Bowling Green Rd. and continue for another 3.2 miles. The cemetery is located on private property to the North of the road.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":50,"twn_name":"West"},{"cem_id":31,"cem_name":"Cunliff","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":2,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.192222","cem_lon":"-90.167500","cem_directions":"The Cunliff Cemetery is located 4.7 miles Northeast of the town of Tchula, MS. From the intersection of US-49E and MS-12 in Tchula take MS-12 East for 1.9 miles to the intersection of MS-12 and Rosebank-Mt. Olive Rd. Turn left onto Rosebank Rd. and continue North for another 2.8 miles. There is a small dirt road to the right. The cemetery is in a grove of trees next to a field on private property about 0.5 mile down this road.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":45,"twn_name":"Tchula"},{"cem_id":32,"cem_name":"Damascus","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"damascus","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":80,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.035556","cem_lon":"-89.896944","cem_directions":"The Damascus Cemetery<\/b> is located 3.5 miles Southwest of the town of Durant, MS. From the intersection of US-51 and MS-12 in downtown Durant, head southwest on US-51 for 2.7 miles to the intersection of US-51 an Damascus Rd. Turn right (West) onto Damascus Rd and continue for 0.8 mile. The Damascus M.B. Church will be on the left (Southwest) side of the road. The cemetery is located to the left (Southeast) of the church in a grove of trees.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":38,"twn_name":"Owen's Wells"},{"cem_id":167,"cem_name":"Denton Family","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"denton","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":28,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.167120","cem_lon":"-89.879506","cem_directions":"The Denton Family Cemetery is located 7.0 miles Southwest of the town of West, MS. From the intersection of US-51 and MS-19 in West, go South on US-51 for 1.4 miles to the intersection of US-51 and Old Wilson Rd. Turn right onto Old Wilson Rd. and continue for 5.6 miles. Turn left onto the cemetery road.","cem_image":"_denton_gate.jpg|_denton_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"Cemetery photos courtesy of |29|, used by permission.","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":33,"cem_name":"Dixon Family","cem_type":"A","cem_dir_name":"dixon","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":9,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.249391","cem_lon":"-90.023906","cem_directions":"The Dixon Family Cemetery is located on private property, off Dixon Rd., 11.3 miles Northeast of the town of Lexington, MS. From the North exit of the Lexington Courthouse square take MS-17 North for 10.7 miles to the intersection of MS-17 and Dixon Rd. Turn right onto Dixon Rd. and continue for another 0.3 mile to the junction of Dixon Rd. and Friend Rd. Take the right fork to stay on Dixon Rd. Continue another 0.1 mile to another fork in the road. The fork to the right leads down a farm road to the cemetery, 0.3 mile.","cem_image":"","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"N","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":28,"twn_name":"Lexington"},{"cem_id":34,"cem_name":"Downer-Hill","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"downer_hill","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":48,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"33.228984","cem_lon":"-89.927001","cem_directions":"The Downer-Hill Cemetery<\/b> is located 11.2 miles West of the town of West, MS. From the intersection of US-51 and Carrollton St in West, head Northwest on Carrollton St for 0.6 miles. Carrollton St then merges onto Emory Rd. Continue on Emory Rd for 7.8 miles. Turn left (West) onto Finch Rd and continue for 0.4 mile. Turn left (West) onto Molly Moore Rd and continue for 1.2 miles. Turn right (West) onto Emory-Molly Moore Rd and continue for 1.2 miles. The cemetery will be on the right (North) side of the road.","cem_image":"_downer_hill_view_01.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"

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    \r\nPhoto of cemetery taken by |29|, used by permission.","cem_image":"_ebenezer_mt_zion_cem_view.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"","cem_notes_nd":"GPS from Google map: 32.97469913860948, -90.08786388724386","cem_redirect":"","cem_association":"","cem_chu_fk":0,"chu_name":"","cem_mkr_fk":0,"mkr_name":"","cem_sch_fk":0,"sch_name":"","cem_twn_fk":0,"twn_name":""},{"cem_id":39,"cem_name":"Ebenezer United Methodist Church","cem_type":"C","cem_dir_name":"ebenezer_methodist","cem_dir_useltr":"N","cem_county":"Holmes","cem_count":248,"cem_timestamp":"2026-06-18 23:21:56","cem_lat":"32.966975","cem_lon":"-90.090650","cem_directions":"The Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery<\/b> is located 10.8 miles South of the town of Lexington, MS. From the South exit of the Lexington Courthouse Square head South on MS-17 for 1.5 miles. Make a slight right turn onto Ebenezer Rd and continue for 9.3 miles. The cemetery is on the left (East) side of the road.","cem_image":"_ebenezer_methodist_cemetery.jpg","cem_caption":"","cem_photos":"Y","cem_text":"","cem_note":"