A visit to the Branton 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 Branton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Branton Cemetery:
31.4677, -89.9412
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Branton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Branton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Branton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Branton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Branton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bourne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bourne Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Parkman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Parkman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Buckley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Oglesby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Prentiss.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484432 <5>
- Loftin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
- Loftin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Progress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Progress Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Branton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Branton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oak Vale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Arm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Goss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Silver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prentiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bassfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Sartinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Rosella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Grange ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Verna
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- New Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kokomo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Branton 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 Branton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Branton 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 Branton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691197 (Branton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691197 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: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Vale
- Location given for Branton Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4676717 Lon: -89.9411925
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Branton 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. |
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