A visit to the Bass 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 Bass Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bass Cemetery:
31.4902, -89.7648
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bass Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bass Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Bass Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bass Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hathorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Bassfield City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bates Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Landmark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Landmark Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Stewart - Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hawthorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hawthorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Cemetery
- Hollisday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollisday Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisday Cemetery
- Greens Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greens Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Barners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Speights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Wilks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- McPhail Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McPhail Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhail Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McLeod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Loflin - Applewhite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barwick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bass Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bass Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bassfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Melba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Prentiss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Oak Vale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Expose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Sumrall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seminary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Grange ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Jaynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Hooker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- New Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Bass Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bass Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
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 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 Bass Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 Bass Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691176 (Bass Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691176 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bunker Hill
- Location given for Bass Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4901705 Lon: -89.7647981
- 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 Jefferson Davis, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bass 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. |