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A visit to the Covington Cemetery ...


The location of the Covington 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 Covington Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.3291°   (31° 19' 44")

Lon:   -90.4926°   (-90° 29' 33")

The Covington Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.

The county seat for Pike County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Covington Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Covington Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Pike 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 Covington 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 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Covington Cemetery.

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

    • Summit
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Norfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • McComb
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • Thompson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • McElveen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
    • Bacots
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • Wellman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Magnolia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mount Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
    • Holmesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Topisaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Glading
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glading have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
        • Glading is located in Amite County
      • Verna
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
        • Verna is located in Lawrence County
      • Brookside
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
        • Brookside is located in Amite County
      • Cobbs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
        • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
      • Brookhaven
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • McCall Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatawa
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
        • Chatawa is located in Pike 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 Covington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Covington Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Johnson Chapel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Chapel Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Bolian Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolian Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolian Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Henry D. Berry Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry D. Berry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Henry D. Berry Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry D. Berry Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Summit.
      • The Henry D. Berry Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Berry Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry D. Berry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57966 <7>
    • Johnstons Station Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnstons Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnstons Station Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnstons Station Cemetery
    • Dickerson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Hayman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayman Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayman Cemetery
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Jewish Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
      • Charles Cole Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Charles Cole Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles Cole Cemetery
      • Wells Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wells Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
      • Old Friendship Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friendship Cemetery
      • Rollins Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rollins Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollins Cemetery
      • Lea Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lea Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lea Cemetery
      • Owens Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Owens Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Fellowship Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery

    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 Covington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #668889  (Covington Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #668889 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: McComb North
      • County: Pike         Elev: 129
      • Location given for GNIS #668889 (Covington Cemetery)

    The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ms.us/

    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 Pike, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Covington Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3291, Longitude: -90.4926       In this case, the coordinates for the Covington 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>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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