A visit to the Galilee 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 Galilee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galilee Cemetery:
31.6902, -89.9487
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Galilee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Galilee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the southeast of the Galilee Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Galilee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galilee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dampeer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dampeer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampeer Cemetery
- Droummonds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Droummonds Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droummonds Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Gholar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gholar Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholar Cemetery
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- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Partman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Partman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partman Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Old Mobley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mobley Cemetery
- Hutchens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutchens Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchens Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Galilee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galilee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grange ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- New Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Shivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Prentiss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Rosella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tryus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Oak Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Bassfield
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Coats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Arbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Tilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Mendenhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Galilee 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 Galilee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Galilee 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 Galilee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691294 (Galilee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691294 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: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Hebron
- Location given for Galilee Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6901654 Lon: -89.9486915
- 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 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 from Point A (ie- Galilee 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. |