A visit to the Lott 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 Lott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lott Cemetery:
31.4443, -89.6437
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lott Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Lott Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lott Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Old Broom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Broom Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Broom Cemetery
- Lowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lowland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland Cemetery
- Blackburn - Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McLeod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
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- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Hathorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Hathorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Hawthorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawthorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Cemetery
- Stewart - Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McPhail Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McPhail Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhail Cemetery
- Raybourn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Raybourn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybourn Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Sumrall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sumrall Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall Cemetery
- The Sumrall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2598798 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Melba
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Sumrall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bassfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Seminary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Sanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Lux
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Kola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Prentiss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Hattiesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Oak Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Arbo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Pinebur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 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
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 Lott 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 Lott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Hattiesburg
- Petal
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lott 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 Lott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691309 (Lott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691309 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: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bassfield
- Location given for Lott Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4443378 Lon: -89.6436832
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lott 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. |