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A visit to the New Providence 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 New Providence Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Providence 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 New Providence Cemetery

Lat:   31.7499°   (31° 44' 59")

Lon:   -90.6534°   (-90° 39' 12")

The New Providence Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.

The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the New Providence Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the New Providence Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Weeks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
    • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelton Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of Hazlehurst.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62726 <5>
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Mercy Seat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercy Seat Cemetery
    • The Mercy Seat Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Scott Family Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ben Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ben Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ben Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ben Salem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Sweetwater Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweetwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Peets Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peets Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peets Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Segrest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Herlong Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herlong Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herlong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herlong Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Norton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Union Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jericho Church of Christ Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Copiah 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 New Providence Cemetery.

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

  • Allen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
  • Bowerton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
  • Caseyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Glancy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
    • Glancy is located in Copiah County
  • Cobbs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
  • New Sight
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
    • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
  • Martinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
  • Montgomery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
  • Wesson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
    • Wesson is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <7>
  • Beauregard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • McCall Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hazlehurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Brookhaven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eddiceton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • Myles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
      • Myles is located in Copiah County
    • Carlisle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
    • Saint Elmo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
    • Carpenter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
    • Red Lick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County

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 New Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Providence Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 New Providence 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 New Providence Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #708037  (New Providence Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #708037 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: Caseyville
    • County: Copiah         Elev: 149
    • Location given for GNIS #708037 (New Providence 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 Copiah, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the New Providence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7499, Longitude: -90.6534       In this case, the coordinates for the New Providence 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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