A visit to the Lone Star 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 Lone Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lone Star Cemetery:
31.6341, -89.7223
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Lone Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lone Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Lone Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lone Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Saulters - McRaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapel Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Antioch Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Memorial Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Memorial Cemetery
- The Antioch Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57720 <5>
- Santee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Santee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
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 Lone Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lone Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Prentiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Jaynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Bassfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Kola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Melba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Seminary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Silver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Sanatorium
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Sumrall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mize
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Oak Vale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Shivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Hooker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Sanford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
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 Lone Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lone Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mize
- Mize lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lone Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lone Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Lone Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672786 (Lone Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672786 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Star
- Location given for Lone Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6340555 Lon: -89.7222963
- 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 Covington, 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- Lone Star 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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