A visit to the Jordan Hill 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 Jordan Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jordan Hill Cemetery:
31.5168, -89.8731
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jordan Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jordan Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the north of the Jordan Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jordan Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Jordan Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jordan Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burkett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Burkett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Loftin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
- Loftin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Wilkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes Cemetery
- Stamps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
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- Progress Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Progress Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Buckley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Prentiss.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484432 <5>
- Old Greens Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greens Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Stamps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jordan Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jordan Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prentiss
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Bassfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Arm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Goss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Grange ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hooker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Melba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- New Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Rosella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jaynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sartinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
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 Jordan Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jordan Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
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 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 Jordan Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 Jordan Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691244 (Jordan Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691244 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prentiss East
- Location given for Jordan Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5168369 Lon: -89.8731347
- 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 Jefferson Davis, 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- Jordan Hill 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. |