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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Newton County Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Newton County Memorial Gardens (FG ID #2207142)

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 Newton County Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newton County Memorial Gardens

Lat:   32.3642°   (32° 21' 51")

Lon:   -89.1261°   (-89° 7' 33")

The Newton County Memorial Gardens is located in Newton County<2>.

The county seat for Newton County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the north of the Newton County Memorial Gardens .

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 Newton County Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Newton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Newton County Memorial Gardens itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Newton County Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newton County Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Newton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Bluff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
    • Decatur
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hickory
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Garlandsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
      • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
    • Conehatta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
    • Chunky
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Baxter ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Jasper County
    • Lucern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Success is located in Jasper County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Penantly
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
        • Penantly is located in Jasper County
      • Union
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Union is located in Newton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
      • Verba ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
        • Verba is located in Jasper County
      • Fellowship ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowship have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
        • Fellowship is located in Jasper County
        • Former name for Fellowship:
        • Masengale
        • Fellowship has also been known as:
        • Old Fellowship
      • Rose Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
        • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Montrose
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
        • Montrose is located in Jasper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Neshoba
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
        • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Suqualena
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
        • Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
      • Collinsville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
        • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
      • Sebastopol
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
        • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <4>
      • House
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
        • House is located in Neshoba 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 Newton County Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Newton County Memorial Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Decatur
    • Forest
      • Forest lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Newton County Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forest.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Hickory
      • Hickory lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Newton County Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hickory.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Newton
      • Newton lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Newton County Memorial Gardens.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Newton County Memorial Gardens.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newton County Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Doolittle Confederate Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
    • Old Norman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Norman Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Norman Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Baptist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
    • Decatur Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hollingsworth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollingsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hollingsworth Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollingsworth Cemetery
    • Decatur Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bufkin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bufkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bufkin Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bufkin Cemetery
    • Hickory Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Evans Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Indian Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
      • Spring Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Eureka Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
      • Garlandville Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garlandville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garlandville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garlandville Cemetery
      • Old Good Hope Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Good Hope Cemetery
      • Mt. Carmon Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Carmon Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmon Cemetery
      • Brand Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brand Cemetery is located in Newton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brand Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Newton County Memorial Gardens:

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Newton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Newton County Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3642, Longitude: -89.1261    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.









 

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