A visit to the Magee 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 Magee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Magee Cemetery:
31.5941, -89.8576
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Magee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the west northwest of the Magee Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Magee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Magee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Polk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Tyrone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Bullock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Stamps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Wilkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
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- Holloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Hartzog Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartzog Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartzog Cemetery
- Patterson - Garner - Loftin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stamps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Polk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Magee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Magee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prentiss
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bassfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Grange ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Arm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
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- New Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
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- Oak Vale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Jaynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
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- Rosella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
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- Goss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
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- Melba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Arbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
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- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Expose
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
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- Kola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Coats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
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- Magee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Magee 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 Magee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Magee Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- 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 Magee 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 Magee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691235 (Magee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691235 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: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prentiss East
- Location given for Magee Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5940569 Lon: -89.8575783
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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' (or 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- Magee 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. |