A visit to the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:
30.8477, -88.9275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alexander Cemetery is located in Stone County<2>.
The county seat for Stone County is located in Wiggins. Wiggins lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Alexander Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alexander Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wittington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wittington Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittington Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Byrd - Cowart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Little Sweetwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mixon - Mizelle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Whites Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Whites Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wiggins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McHenry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Howison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Bexley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- McLain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Saucier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lucedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Americus ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Carnes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Smith Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Wortham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Wingate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Latimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Agricola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vancleave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Lyman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Coalville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Hillman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- D'Iberville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McLaurin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Lucedale
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Wiggins
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 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Stone 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #704550 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704550 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: Stone
- Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ramsey Springs
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8476895 Lon: -88.9275403
- 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 Stone, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alexander 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. |