A visit to the Cooley Springs 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 Cooley Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cooley Springs Cemetery:
31.7252, -89.6703
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cooley Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cooley Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Cooley Springs Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Collins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62366 <5>
- Mt. Olive City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Tom Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Sullivan Cemetery
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312476 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Jaynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Coats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Mize
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Coffee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Sanatorium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Prentiss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Seminary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bassfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- New Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Melba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Bezer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Shivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Grange ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
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
- Taylorsville
- 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 Cooley Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Cooley Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710632 (Cooley Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710632 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Star
- Location given for Cooley Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.725164 Lon: -89.67035
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooley Springs 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |