A visit to the Decedar Baptist 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 Decedar Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Decedar Baptist Cemetery:
32.2053, -89.2927
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Decedar Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Decedar Baptist Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Bay Springs. Bay Springs lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Decedar Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Decedar Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Decedar Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Decedar Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eureka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Randall Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Randall Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Hill Cemetery
- Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman Hill Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carr Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montrose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Montrose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647278 <5>
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Leaf River Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
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- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Louin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Louin Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin Cemetery
- Garlandville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Garlandville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville Cemetery
- Lake City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Lake City Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake City Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408790 <5>
- Gatewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Cemetery
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royals Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Cemetery
- Warren Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Louin Cemetery
- Community Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Decedar Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Decedar Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Success ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Verba ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Louin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Garlandsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Turnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Pine Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Sylvarena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Ras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Penantly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Burns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Bay Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conehatta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Como
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Acme ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
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 Decedar Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Decedar Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Forest
- Hickory
- Newton
- Raleigh
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 professional and volunteer 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 Decedar Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Decedar Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710176 (Decedar Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710176 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clear Springs
- Location given for Decedar Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2053 Lon: -89.2927
- 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 Jasper, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Decedar Baptist 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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