A visit to the Ford 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 Ford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford Cemetery:
33.6429, -89.3234
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ford Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Walthall. Walthall lies just to the southeast of the Ford Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lovette Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lovette Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovette Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The North Union Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union Cemetery
- Embry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Lowrimore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lowrimore Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrimore Cemetery
- Edward Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- South Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The South Union Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union Cemetery
- Webster Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Walthall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59774 <5>
- Jordons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordons Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordons Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walthall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Montevista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Eupora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slate Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Fame
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Sapa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Clarkson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Hohenlinden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Mathiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Maben
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Derma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Calhoun City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sweatman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Big Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Minerva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Mantee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Reform
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Sibleyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Double Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Vardaman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Ford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calhoun City
- Cumberland
- Eupora
- Maben
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 Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670075 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670075 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellefontaine
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6428968 Lon: -89.3234038
- 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 Webster, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ford 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. |