A visit to the Bridges 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 Bridges Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridges Cemetery:
31.6829, -89.8406
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bridges Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the south southwest of the Bridges Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bridges Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridges Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Durr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Durr Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durr Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Old Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Williams Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
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- Partman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Partman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partman Cemetery
- Hartzog Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartzog Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartzog Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Steward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Phalti Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phalti Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalti Cemetery
- McWorthy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McWorthy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWorthy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bridges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridges Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prentiss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jaynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- New Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Silver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Shivers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Arbo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Coats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Bassfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Magee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Arm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Kola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Mendenhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Bridges 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 Bridges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bridges Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Bridges Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bridges 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 Bridges Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691282 (Bridges Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691282 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: Mount Carmel
- Location given for Bridges Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6829434 Lon: -89.840633
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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' (or 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- Bridges 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. |