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A visit to the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery ...

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 Doolittle Confederate Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   32.3321°   (32° 19' 55")

Lon:   -89.1589°   (-89° 9' 32")

The Doolittle Confederate Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.

The county seat for Newton County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the north northeast of the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Newton County Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Old Norman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Norman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Norman Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Bufkin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bufkin Cemetery
    • The Bufkin Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bufkin Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Decatur.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58333 <5>
  • Decatur Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decatur Cemetery
    • The Decatur Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Hollingsworth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollingsworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollingsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollingsworth Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Hickory Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Garlandville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garlandville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garlandville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garlandville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Decatur Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • 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 Newton County
    • Lake City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake City Cemetery
      • The Lake City Cemetery is located in Scott County
      • 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>
    • Randall Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Randall Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Old Good Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Dennis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dennis Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Decedar Baptist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decedar Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decedar Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Decedar Baptist Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Newton County

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 Doolittle Confederate Cemetery.

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

  • Newton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pine Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
    • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
  • Six Towns ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
    • Six Towns is located in Newton County
  • Decatur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Garlandsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
    • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
  • Hickory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Baxter ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Jasper County
  • Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Conehatta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
    • Conehatta is located in Newton County
  • Success ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Success. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Success is located in Jasper County
  • Stamper ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stamper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Stamper is located in Newton County
  • Verba ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
    • Verba is located in Jasper County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lucern
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
    • Penantly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
      • Penantly is located in Jasper County
    • Chunky
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Montrose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Fellowship ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
      • Fellowship is located in Jasper County
      • Former name for Fellowship:
      • Masengale
      • Fellowship has also been known as:
      • Old Fellowship
    • Rose Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Louin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
      • Louin is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <6>

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 Doolittle Confederate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Decatur
    • Decatur lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Decatur.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Forest
    • Forest lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forest.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Hickory
  • Newton
    • Newton lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton

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 Doolittle Confederate Cemetery:

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 Doolittle Confederate Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #705458  (Doolittle Confederate Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #705458 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: Newton
    • County: Newton         Elev: 140
    • Location given for GNIS #705458 (Doolittle Confederate 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 Newton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3321, Longitude: -89.1589       In this case, the coordinates for the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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