A visit to the Jehovah 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 Jehovah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jehovah Cemetery:
33.9643, -89.8162
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jehovah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jehovah Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County<2>.
The county seat for Yalobusha County is located in Water Valley. Water Valley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jehovah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jehovah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Jehovah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jehovah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scobey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scobey Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobey Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Guess Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guess Cemetery
- Swearengen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Swearengen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengen Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Lesters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lesters Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Gimble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gimble Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimble Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Sayles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sayles Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Tillatoba.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove West Missionary Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61941 <5>
- Mt. Myra Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Myra Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Myra Cemetery
- Wilbourn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilbourn Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourn Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Hardeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardeman Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeman Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Pipkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pipkin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipkin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Jehovah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jehovah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tillatoba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Coffeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebloom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Memphis Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Velma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Grenada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paynes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Leverett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Turkey Foot Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Water Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Elliott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Springdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
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 Jehovah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yalobusha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jehovah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Charleston
- Coffeeville
- Grenada
- Water Valley
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 Jehovah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yalobusha 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 Jehovah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693609 (Jehovah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693609 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: Yalobusha
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scobey
- Location given for Jehovah Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9642797 Lon: -89.8161991
- 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 Yalobusha, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jehovah 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. |