A visit to the Durr 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 Durr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Durr Cemetery:
31.6543, -89.8665
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Durr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Durr Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the south of the Durr Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Durr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Durr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hartzog Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hartzog Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartzog Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- White Sand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The White Sand Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sand Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Partman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Partman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partman Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Prentiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Prentiss Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Durr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Durr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prentiss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Shivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
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- Arm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Bassfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Arbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Rosella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Westville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Tilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Melba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Tryus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Goss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Kola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
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 Durr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Durr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
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 websites either 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 Durr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 Durr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691284 (Durr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691284 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carmel
- Location given for Durr Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6543331 Lon: -89.8664672
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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 Jefferson Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Durr 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |