A visit to the McPhail 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 McPhail Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McPhail Cemetery:
31.5721, -89.7915
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McPhail Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McPhail 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 McPhail Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McPhail Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McPhail Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McPhail Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Polk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Antioch Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Antioch Memorial Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Memorial Cemetery
- The Antioch Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57720 <5>
- Holloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Hollisday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hollisday Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisday Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Bates Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Sweet Water Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sweet Water Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Santee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Santee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee Cemetery
- Saulters - McRaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Terrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Prentiss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Prentiss Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Tyrone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Prentiss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Prentiss Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss Cemetery
- Stamps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Wilkes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Barwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Deen Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deen Cemetery
- Santee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Santee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
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 McPhail Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McPhail Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prentiss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bassfield
(5 miles [8 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
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Melba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Silver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Oak Vale
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Grange ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Kola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 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
- New Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Goss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Tilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Expose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Sumrall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seminary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Shivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Rosella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 McPhail 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 McPhail Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Monticello
- 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 McPhail 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 McPhail Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673429 (McPhail Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673429 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: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prentiss East
- Location given for McPhail Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5721129 Lon: -89.7914653
- 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 from Point A (ie- McPhail 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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