A visit to the Loftin 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 Loftin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Loftin Cemetery:
31.4752, -89.8784
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Loftin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Loftin 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 Loftin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Loftin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Loftin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Loftin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blackwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Buckley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Old Greens Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greens Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greens Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Jordan Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Hill 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
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Speights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Branton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Branton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Cemetery
- Oglesby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Bourne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bourne Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Parkman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Parkman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman Cemetery
- Society Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Society Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill Cemetery
- Landmark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Landmark Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Loftin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Loftin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oak Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- 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
- Goss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Prentiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Expose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Hooker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Grange ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Sartinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Rosella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- New Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Sumrall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kokomo
(20 miles [32.2 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 Loftin 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 Loftin 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 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 Loftin 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 Loftin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691193 (Loftin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691193 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: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Vale
- Location given for Loftin Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4751713 Lon: -89.8784128
- 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- Loftin 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. |