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A visit to the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery (FG ID #59530)

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 Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery

Lat:   32.2972°   (32° 17' 49")

Lon:   -88.8542°   (-88° 51' 15")

The cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<3>.

As an estimate, the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast of Meridian.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east northeast of the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery .

Name Variations for Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Goodwater Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Osborne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61750 <1>
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tunnel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tunnel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tunnel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tunnel Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Sageville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sageville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sageville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sageville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • McGee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGee Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Burwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burwell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Meridian Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairchild Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Graham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Enterprise Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Alday Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alday Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alday Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Semmes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Lad Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lad Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lad Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery.

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

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 Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Decatur
    • Decatur lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Decatur.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Enterprise
  • Hickory
  • Marion
    • Marion lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Meridian
    • Meridian lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Meridian.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Newton
    • Newton lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Quitman
    • Quitman lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quitman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Goodwater Baptist Church 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 Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #706378  (Goodwater Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #706378 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: Meehan
    • County: Lauderdale         Elev: 142
    • Location given for GNIS #706378 (Goodwater Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #59530

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2972, Longitude: -88.8542    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>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.
<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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