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A visit to the Blakley Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Blakley Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.7357°   (31° 44' 8")

Lon:   -89.5673°   (-89° 34' 2")

The Blakley Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.

The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the south of the Blakley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Blakley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rutland Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Berkhalter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berkhalter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berkhalter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berkhalter Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Pleasant Hill Landmark MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • New Liberty Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Zion Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Hill Cemetery
    • The Old Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tom Sullivan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tom Sullivan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tom Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tom Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Ora Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ora Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ora Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Old Hopewell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Oakohay Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakohay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakohay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakohay Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Okahay Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okahay Cemetery
      • The Okahay Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Old Miller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Miller Cemetery
      • The Old Miller Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Old Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Miller Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blakley Cemetery.

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

  • Arbo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
    • Arbo is located in Covington County
  • Mount Olive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Collins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <6>
  • Kola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
    • Kola is located in Covington County
  • Hot Coffee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
    • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
  • Williamsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
  • Mize
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
    • Mize is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <6>
  • Taylorsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <6>
  • Coats
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Coats is located in Simpson County
  • Seminary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
    • Seminary is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <6>
  • Jaynesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jaynesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
    • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
  • Magee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <6>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mineral Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
    • Bezer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Sanatorium
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
      • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
    • Soso
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
      • Soso is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Amy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Amy is located in Jones County

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 Blakley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Blakley Cemetery:

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 Blakley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #710617  (Blakley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #710617 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Collins
    • County: Covington         Elev: 141
    • Location given for GNIS #710617 (Blakley Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Covington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blakley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7357, Longitude: -89.5673       In this case, the coordinates for the Blakley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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