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A visit to the Godman Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Godman Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Godman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Godman Cemetery

Lat:   31.5838°   (31° 35' 1")

Lon:   -90.4840°   (-90° 29' 2")

The Godman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Brookhaven. Brookhaven lies just to the east of the Godman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Godman Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Godman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Hope Church of Christ Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Rose Hill MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Easthaven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easthaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Easthaven Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Brookhaven Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookhaven Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookhaven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brookhaven Memorial Gardens is located in Lincoln County
  • New Hope MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer AME Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Burns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burns Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Union Hall Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jericho Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery
      • The Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Brookhaven.
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Friendship MB Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Church of Christ Cemetery
      • The Hillcrest Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Church of Christ Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of New Sight.
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Stewarts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewarts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewarts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • New Sight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Sight Cemetery is located in Lincoln County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Godman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Godman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Brookhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cobbs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
  • Montgomery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
  • New Sight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
    • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
  • Wesson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
    • Wesson is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <5>
  • Wellman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
  • Beauregard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Caseyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Norfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Bowerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
  • McCall Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Nola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
    • Nola is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Martinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
    • Allen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
    • Glancy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
    • Eddiceton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • Tryus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
      • Tryus is located in Lawrence County
    • Hazlehurst
      (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 Godman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Godman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Godman Cemetery:

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 Godman Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #670447  (Godman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #670447 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Brookhaven
    • County: Lincoln         Elev: 144
    • Location given for GNIS #670447 (Godman Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Lincoln, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Godman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5838, Longitude: -90.4840       In this case, the coordinates for the Godman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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