A visit to the McGill 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 McGill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGill Cemetery:
31.8190, -89.0126
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McGill Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the McGill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McGill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McGill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bonner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonner Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240655 <5>
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Sandersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandersville Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The May Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Choctaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Sharon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sharon Cemetery
- Erratta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Erratta Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta Cemetery
- Blackledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackledge Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Fall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fall Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Cemetery
- Heidelberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Heidelberg Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Bethlehem Community Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Union Seminary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Rest Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McGill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Heidelberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Errata
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Stafford Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Kelona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Moss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Service
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Acme ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Amy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Whistler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Soso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Lake Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Stringer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Ras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Pachuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shubuta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Turnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
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 McGill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McGill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McGill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 McGill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673355 (McGill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673355 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandersville
- Location given for McGill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8190468 Lon: -89.0125537
- 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 Jones, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McGill 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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