A visit to the Jewish 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 Jewish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jewish Cemetery:
31.9560, -90.9796
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jewish Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Port Gibson. Port Gibson lies just to the west northwest of the Jewish Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jewish Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jewish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jewish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Humphreys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Turnipseed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Turnipseed Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnipseed Cemetery
- Grand Gulf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grand Gulf Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf Cemetery
- Briscoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- McCaa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McCaa Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaa Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Daniell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Daniell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniell Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Cherry Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Farm Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Farm Cemetery
- Cochrandale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cochrandale Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrandale Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The French Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Cemetery
- Shield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Shield Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shield 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 Jewish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jewish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Port Gibson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ingleside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Grand Gulf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Willows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Westside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Red Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Rocky Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Yucatan Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Rodney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Harriston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Myles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newellton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
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 Jewish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jewish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Fayette
- Grand Gulf
- Hamburg
- Port Gibson
- Rodney
- Saint Joseph
- Utica
- Waterproof
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 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 Jewish Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Jewish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #686786 (Jewish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #686786 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Port Gibson
- Location given for Jewish Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9559916 Lon: -90.9795497
- 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 Claiborne, 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- Jewish 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |