A visit to the Landmark 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 Landmark Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Landmark Cemetery:
31.4760, -89.8001
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Landmark Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Landmark 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 north northwest of the Landmark Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Landmark Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Landmark Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Landmark Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greens Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Greens Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Hathorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Greens Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Barners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bassfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Bassfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bassfield Cemetery
- Bass - Burkett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bass - Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass - Burkett Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Bassfield City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bates Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Landmark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Landmark Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bassfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Oak Vale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Goss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Melba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Prentiss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Expose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Arm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Silver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sumrall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Seminary
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hooker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Kola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Arbo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
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 Landmark 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 Landmark 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 first visit 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 Landmark 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 Landmark Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691183 (Landmark Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691183 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: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bunker Hill
- Location given for Landmark Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4760043 Lon: -89.8000771
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Landmark 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. |