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A visit to the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) 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 Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery (FG ID #2255356)

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 Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery

Lat:   31.6787°   (31° 40' 43")

Lon:   -91.2349°   (-91° 14' 5")

The cemetery is located in Jefferson County<3>.

As an estimate, the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Fayette.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east northeast of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Drake - Magruder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake - Magruder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake - Magruder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Drake - Magruder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Shields Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shields Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bullen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Chamberlin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chamberlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chamberlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chamberlin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Milford Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 Adams County
    • Green Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Painters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Painters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Painters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Painters Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Winston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winston Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Brandon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Higgland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Higgland Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Rucker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rucker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Folkes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Folkes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Folkes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Folkes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Bullen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Green Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

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]<2> of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) 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 Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Fayette
    • Fayette lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fayette.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Ferriday
    • Ferriday lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ferriday.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
  • Hamburg
    • Hamburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hamburg.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Natchez
    • Natchez lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Natchez.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Rodney
    • Rodney lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rodney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Saint Joseph
  • Vidalia
    • Vidalia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vidalia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
  • Washington
    • Washington lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Washington.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Waterproof
    • Waterproof lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waterproof.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) 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 Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery:

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

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 obstructions 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 Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6787, Longitude: -91.2349    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, 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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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