A visit to the King 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 King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Cemetery:
31.5527, -89.7087
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the King Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the King Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Santee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Santee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Graves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Deen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Deen Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Booth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Deen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Deen Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Turnage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Turnage Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Saulters - McRaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Water Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sweet Water Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water Cemetery
- Barwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loflin - Applewhite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Reese Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Progress Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Progress Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hawthorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hawthorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Cemetery
- Hathorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Hathorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Chance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chance Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Victory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Victory Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Cemetery
- Double Churches Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Double Churches Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches Cemetery
- Bowie Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bowie Creek Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Creek Cemetery
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Covington County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bassfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Melba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Prentiss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Collins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Seminary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arbo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Sumrall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Jaynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Oak Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Silver Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arm
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Expose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Grange ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Lux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lux is located in Covington County
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- Tilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
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- Hot Coffee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Coats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- New Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 King 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 King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 King 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 King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672148 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672148 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: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Mike Connor
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5526686 Lon: -89.708685
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- King 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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