A visit to the Josey Creek 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 Josey Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Josey Creek Cemetery:
33.4490, -88.9059
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Josey Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Josey Creek Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County<2>.
The county seat for Oktibbeha County is located in Starkville. Starkville lies just to the east of the Josey Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Josey Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Josey Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Josey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adaton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Adaton Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Adaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adaton Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton Cemetery
- Fort Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fort Graveyard is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fort Graveyard is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Starkville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2567659 <5>
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lost Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cemetery
- Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Self Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Self Creek Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Creek Cemetery
- Pearsons Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colcolough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Colcolough Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcolough Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
- The Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Chestnut Log Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Old Chestnut Log Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chestnut Log Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Chestnut Log Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Maben.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214672 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Beg Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Beg Creek Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beg Creek Cemetery
- McClelland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McClelland Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
- Craig Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Craig Springs Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Josey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Josey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Starkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Clayton Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Pheba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Double Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Sturgis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Sessums
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mhoons Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Maben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Griffith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Mathiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reform
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Williams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Artesia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Siloam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Beasley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Abbott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
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 Josey Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oktibbeha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Josey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Cumberland
- Maben
- Starkville
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Josey Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Oktibbeha 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 Josey Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672038 (Josey Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672038 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: Oktibbeha
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longview
- Location given for Josey Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4490113 Lon: -88.9058904
- 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 Oktibbeha, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Josey Creek 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. |
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