A visit to the McCaa Cemetery ...
The location of the McCaa Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 McCaa Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCaa Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCaa Cemetery
Lat: 31.8590° (31° 51' 32")
Lon: -91.0165° (-91° 0' 59")
The McCaa Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the McCaa Cemetery .
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 helpful 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 McCaa Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McCaa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCaa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Red Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Port Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Harriston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
- Rodney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Grand Gulf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Saint Joseph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Saint Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Yucatan Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Rocky Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Newellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
- Newellton is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <4>
- Myles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Waterproof
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
- Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <4>
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Adams County
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 McCaa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCaa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayette
- Grand Gulf
- Hamburg
- Meadville
- Port Gibson
- Rodney
- Saint Joseph
- Washington
- Waterproof
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McCaa Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCaa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holly Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Hill Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterloo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterloo Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the China Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the China Grove Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
- Red Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Lick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Red Lick Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Lick Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
- Briscoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briscoe Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
- Wintergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wintergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wintergreen Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wintergreen Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cochrandale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochrandale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cochrandale Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochrandale Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
- Homeless Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homeless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Homeless Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homeless Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darden Cemetery
- Port Gibson Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Gibson Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Port Gibson Catholic Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Gibson Catholic Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 McCaa Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673286 (McCaa Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #673286 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Lorman
- County: Jefferson Elev: 61
- Location given for GNIS #673286 (McCaa Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McCaa Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8590, Longitude: -91.0165 In this case, the coordinates for the McCaa Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |