A visit to the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ferguson Cemetery:
32.3226, -89.0078
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ferguson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Old Norman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Norman Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norman Cemetery
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Newton County Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Mt. Carmon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmon Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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.
- Fellowship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Meridian.
- The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59530 <5>
- Decatur Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garlandville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Garlandville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Tunnel Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill Cemetery
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 Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hickory
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garlandsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Penantly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Pine Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Lost Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Suqualena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Nellieburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Collinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verba ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Success ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stonewall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Lucern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Conehatta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Enterprise
- Hickory
- Meridian
- 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 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 Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #669947 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669947 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: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickory
- Location given for Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.322644 Lon: -89.007833
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ferguson 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. |