A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery:
31.4491, -89.8995
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Nelson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oglesby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Buckley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Branton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Branton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Society Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Society Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill Cemetery
- Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Prentiss.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484432 <5>
- Loftin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
- Loftin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bourne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bourne Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne Cemetery
- Parkman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parkman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Old Greens Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Speights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Greens Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Greens Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Jordan Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Hill Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oak Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Goss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Arm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Expose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Bassfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Prentiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Melba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sartinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Grange ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Rosella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Kokomo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Verna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- New Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sumrall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
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 Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691196 (Nelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691196 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: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Vale
- Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.449061 Lon: -89.8995247
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nelson 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |