A visit to the Evans 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 Evans Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Evans Cemetery:
32.2721, -89.1967
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Evans Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Evans Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Evans Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Evans Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Evans Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Evans Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eureka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randall Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Randall Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Hill Cemetery
- Garlandville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garlandville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville Cemetery
- Decedar Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Norman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Norman Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norman Cemetery
- Newton County Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bufkin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bufkin Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bufkin Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58333 <5>
- Lake City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Sherman Hill Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Montrose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Dennis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Decatur Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Decatur.
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Evans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Evans Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Garlandsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Success ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Pine Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Verba ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Penantly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Conehatta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Louin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Ras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Chunky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Turnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lucern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
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 Evans 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 Evans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Forest
- Hickory
- Newton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Evans Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 Evans Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #669832 (Evans Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669832 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Evans Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.27209 Lon: -89.1967274
- 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 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 from Point A (ie- Evans 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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