A visit to the Jefferson 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 Jefferson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jefferson Cemetery:
34.4154, -89.3559
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Jefferson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jefferson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Jefferson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jefferson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Cypress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cypress Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Smith Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Morrison Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- North Oxford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The North Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford Cemetery
- Laodicea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Laodicea Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laodicea Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Jefferson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jefferson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Altus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Lafayette Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cornish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Cornersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Abbeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Darden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Thaxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Alesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Turnpike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potts Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Possum Trot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Ingomar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Harmontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Ecru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Springdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Sarepta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- New Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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 Jefferson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jefferson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Jefferson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
- Oxford
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 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 Jefferson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Jefferson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693606 (Jefferson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693606 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Puskus Lake
- Location given for Jefferson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4153823 Lon: -89.3559096
- 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 Lafayette, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jefferson 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. |