A visit to the Movella 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 Movella Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Movella Cemetery:
30.7527, -88.5067
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Movella Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Movella Cemetery is located in George County<2>.
The county seat for George County is located in Lucedale. Lucedale lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Movella Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Movella Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Movella Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Movella Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Finch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Agricola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Agricola Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Tanners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tanners Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Pine View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine View Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Steede Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Steede Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steede Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Old Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Movella Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Movella Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Agricola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Howell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Americus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Hurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Wilmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Lucedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Semmes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coll Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bexley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Vancleave
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Hickory Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Escatawpa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Grand Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chunchula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Moss Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Tillmans Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Eight Mile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brown Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
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 Movella Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Movella Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grand Bay
- Lucedale
- Moss Point
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 Movella Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to George 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 Movella Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709197 (Movella Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709197 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: George
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Agricola
- Location given for Movella Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.7526902 Lon: -88.5066853
- 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 George, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Movella 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. |