A visit to the Center Ridge 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 Center Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Ridge Cemetery:
31.7588, -89.3695
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Center Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Center Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Hatton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- The Coats Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Gitano Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
- Summerland Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Summerland Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Baptist Cemetery
- The Summerland Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Summerland Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Jack Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jack Knight Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Knight Cemetery
- Hebron Lodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Lodge Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Lodge Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Knights Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knights Mill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Mill Cemetery
- Pine Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Valley Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley Cemetery
- New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
- The New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hopewell Cemetery
- New Hopewell Church Cemetery
- Calhoun Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Calhoun Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Calhoun Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calhoun Cemetery
- Pickering Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pickering Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Cherry Grove MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Oakohay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakohay Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakohay Cemetery
- Okahay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Okahay Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okahay Cemetery
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Centreville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Centreville Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Union Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Union Line Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Line Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knight Family Cemetery
- Newton Knight Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60306 <5>
- Edon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Edon Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hot Coffee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Soso
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Amy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Taylorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Service
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Stringer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mize
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Seminary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Bezer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Lake Como
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Sylvarena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Errata
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Acme ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
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 Center Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Mize
- Mize lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 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 Center Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Center Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707337 (Center Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707337 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Soso
- Location given for Center Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7587719 Lon: -89.3695074
- 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 Jones, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center Ridge 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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