A visit to the Oglesby 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 Oglesby Cemetery ...
The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bass Cemetery
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Blackwell Cemetery
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Bourne Cemetery
- The Bourne Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Branton Cemetery
- The Branton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Buckley Cemetery
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Burkett Cemetery
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Crossroads Cemetery
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Ezekiel Loftin Cemetery
- 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]<2> to the south of Prentiss.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484432 <3>
- Garner Cemetery
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Greens Creek Cemetery
- The Greens Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Hayes Cemetery
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Hepzibah Cemetery
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
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- Loftin Cemetery
- The Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Loftin Cemetery
- The Loftin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Nelson Cemetery
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Nichols Cemetery
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Old Greens Creek Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Parkman Cemetery
- The Parkman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Robbins Cemetery
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Society Hill Cemetery
- The Society Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Speights Cemetery
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Oglesby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arm
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
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- Bassfield
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Columbia
- Expose
- Expose is located in Marion County
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- Goss
- Goss is located in Marion County
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- Grange ‑ Historic
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
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- Hooker
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
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- Kokomo
- Melba
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Monticello
- Oak Vale
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Prentiss
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rosella
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
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- Sartinville
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
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- Silver Creek
- Tilton
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
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- Verna
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
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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 Oglesby 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 Oglesby 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 first turn to 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 Oglesby 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 Oglesby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691200 (Oglesby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691200 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: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Vale
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Oglesby Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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