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A visit to the McDonald Cemetery ...

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 McDonald Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery

Lat:   31.4443°   (31° 26' 39")

Lon:   -89.6626°   (-89° 39' 45")

The McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lowland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lowland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Lott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lott Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Blackburn - Carter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn - Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackburn - Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackburn - Carter Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Old Broom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Broom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Broom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Broom Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • McLeod Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLeod Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLeod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McLeod Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magee - Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Magee - Sullivan Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Bond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bond Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Stewart - Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewart - Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • McPhail Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPhail Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPhail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McPhail Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Wilks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilks Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Marion County
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    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Hathorn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathorn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hathorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Progress Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Progress Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Progress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Progress Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Harper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Reese Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reese Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Hawthorn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawthorn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawthorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawthorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Bassfield City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheeler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
      • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Speights Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Speights Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Wilks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • New Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Raybourn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raybourn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raybourn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Raybourn Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Graham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Gates Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gates Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Gray Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Hathorn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathorn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hathorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County

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 McDonald Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bassfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Sumrall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Seminary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
    • Seminary is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <6>
  • Williamsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
  • Goss
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Goss is located in Marion County
  • Expose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Expose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
    • Expose is located in Marion County
  • Kola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
    • Kola is located in Covington County
  • Lux
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
    • Lux is located in Covington County
  • Collins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <6>
  • Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prentiss
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <6>
  • Oak Vale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
    • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • West Hattiesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Arbo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
      • Arbo is located in Covington County
    • Pinebur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County
    • Mount Olive
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Arm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
      • Arm is located in Lawrence County
    • Tilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
    • Silver Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <6>

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 McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 McDonald Cemetery:

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 McDonald Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #691313  (McDonald Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #691313 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: Bassfield
    • County: Jefferson Davis         Elev: 123
    • Location given for GNIS #691313 (McDonald Cemetery)

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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McDonald Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4443, Longitude: -89.6626       In this case, the coordinates for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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