A visit to the Chaparral 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 Chaparral Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chaparral Cemetery:
31.8377, -88.6398
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chaparral Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chaparral Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Chaparral Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chaparral Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Chaparral Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chaparral Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Billie Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Billie Field Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Field Cemetery
- Shubuta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shubuta Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Menasco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Menasco Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasco Cemetery
- Matherville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Matherville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville Cemetery
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Levy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Levy Cemetery
- Jehu Oscar Everitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Stagg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- White Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethea Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethea Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Boice Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Scotch Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Chaparral Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chaparral Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Matherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Shubuta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Gin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Emory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Isney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Whistler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Quitman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aquilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Okatuppa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Stafford Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Clara
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Robinsons Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Silas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bolinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Souwilpa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Gilbertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Vossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Chicora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Toxey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Needham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Pachuta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 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 Chaparral Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chaparral Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Clara lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Chaparral Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Quitman
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Chaparral Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Chaparral Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706417 (Chaparral Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706417 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shubuta
- Location given for Chaparral Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8376559 Lon: -88.6397591
- 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 Wayne, 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 from Point A (ie- Chaparral 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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