A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
30.9932, -90.2618
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Washington Parish is located in Franklinton. Franklinton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Simmons Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Fortenberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fortenberry Cemetery is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortenberry Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Connerley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Connerley Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connerley Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Brumfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Silver Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ott Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
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- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Fortenberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fortenberry Cemetery is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortenberry Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Banister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Banister Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Maples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maples Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Needham Alford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Needham Alford Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Alford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Mount Hermon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Franklinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tylertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Osyka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Chatawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Holmesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Kentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tangipahoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bacots
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bacots is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Fluker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Bear Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Topisaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Kokomo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McComb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Roseland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Washington Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #542088 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #542088 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
- Parish: Washington
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Hermon
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9932352 Lon: -90.2617584
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Washington, 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- Simmons 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. |