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A visit to the Cooley Springs Cemetery ...


The location of the Cooley Springs Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cooley Springs Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cooley Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cooley Springs Cemetery

Lat:   31.7252°   (31° 43' 30")

Lon:   -89.6703°   (-89° 40' 13")

The Cooley Springs Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.

The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the southeast of the Cooley Springs Cemetery .

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 Cooley Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Covington County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Cooley Springs Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cooley Springs Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cooley Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Arbo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
      • Arbo is located in Covington County
    • Mount Olive
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Jaynesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
      • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
    • Coats
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Simpson County
    • Williamsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
    • Collins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <4>
    • Magee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
      • Magee is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <4>
    • Kola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
      • Kola is located in Covington County
    • Mize
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <4>
    • Hot Coffee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
    • Sanatorium
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
      • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
    • Prentiss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
      • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <4>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Seminary
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
        • Seminary is located in Covington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <4>
      • Taylorsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
        • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
      • Bassfield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
        • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Westville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
        • Westville is located in Simpson County
      • New Hebron
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
        • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <4>
      • Bezer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bezer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
        • Bezer is located in Smith County
      • Shivers
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
        • Shivers is located in Simpson County
      • Grange ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
        • Grange is located in Lawrence County

    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 Cooley Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cooley Springs Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Collins
    • Magee
      • Magee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Cooley Springs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Mendenhall
    • Mize
      • Mize lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Cooley Springs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
    • Raleigh
      • Raleigh lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Cooley Springs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raleigh.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Taylorsville
    • Williamsburg

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Cooley Springs Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cooley Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • McNair Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The McNair Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNair Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Rock Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive City Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • McInnis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McInnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McInnis Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • McInnis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McInnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McInnis Cemetery
    • Magee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magee Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Mt. Harmony Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Harmony Cemetery
      • Friendship Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Shiloh Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Rutland Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rutland Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Landmark MB Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tom Sullivan Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tom Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tom Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tom Sullivan Cemetery
      • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Cooley Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #710632  (Cooley Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #710632 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lone Star
      • County: Covington         Elev: 123
      • Location given for GNIS #710632 (Cooley Springs Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 Covington, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cooley Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7252, Longitude: -89.6703       In this case, the coordinates for the Cooley Springs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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