A visit to the Dennis Blackledge 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 Dennis Blackledge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dennis Blackledge Cemetery:
31.6882, -88.9678
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dennis Blackledge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dennis Blackledge Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Dennis Blackledge Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dennis Blackledge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dennis Blackledge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Myrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Sellers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Fall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fall Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Blackledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackledge Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Choctaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Florence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Sandersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandersville Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Erratta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Erratta Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta Cemetery
- Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61482 <5>
- Mt. Oral Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Oral Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oral Cemetery
- Strengthford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Strengthford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strengthford Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dennis Blackledge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dennis Blackledge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Sandersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Whistler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ovett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Stafford Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Moss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Service
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Clara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Amy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Waynesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shubuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Kelona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Barnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Stringer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Dennis Blackledge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dennis Blackledge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Clara lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Dennis Blackledge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Richton
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
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 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 Dennis Blackledge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Dennis Blackledge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #669226 (Dennis Blackledge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669226 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Myrick
- Location given for Dennis Blackledge Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6882177 Lon: -88.9678302
- 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 Jones, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dennis Blackledge 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. |