A visit to the Goodwater 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 Goodwater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goodwater Cemetery:
31.9124, -88.8731
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goodwater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Goodwater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Goodwater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Goodwater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goodwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goodwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Heidelberg Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg Cemetery
- Vossburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vossburg Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Rest Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McGowan Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Heidelberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Heidelberg Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Pachuta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pachuta Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Sandhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandhill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Cemetery
- Elwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Elwood Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Hill 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goodwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goodwater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stafford Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Heidelberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kelona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Pachuta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Shubuta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Sandersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Quitman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Errata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Whistler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Acme ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Matherville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ras
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Goodwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Quitman
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Goodwater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709433 (Goodwater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709433 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hale
- Location given for Goodwater Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9123766 Lon: -88.8731045
- 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 Clarke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goodwater 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. |
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