A visit to the Clark 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 Clark Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clark Cemetery:
31.6727, -91.1748
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clark Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clark Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies just to the east northeast of the Clark Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Clark Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clark Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chamberlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Chamberlin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Folkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Folkes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkes Cemetery
- Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- St. James Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Folkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Folkes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkes Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Drake - Magruder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- Bullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullen Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Higgland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Higgland Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgland Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Marble Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Hamblin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamblin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Bell Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Clark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clark Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Harriston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Roxie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Red Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Natchez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterproof
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vidalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- White Apple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Westside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Saint Joseph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cloverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ridgecrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meadville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 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 Clark Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayette
- Ferriday
- Hamburg
- Meadville
- Natchez
- Port Gibson
- Rodney
- Saint Joseph
- Vidalia
- Washington
- Waterproof
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 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 Clark Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Clark Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668506 (Clark Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668506 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
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Church Hill
- Location given for Clark Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6726652 Lon: -91.1748305
- 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, 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 from Point A (ie- Clark 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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