A visit to the Old Chapel 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 Old Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Chapel Cemetery:
31.5932, -89.6856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the east northeast of the Old Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Old Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Saulters - McRaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Turnage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Turnage Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnage Cemetery
- Deen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Deen Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deen Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Santee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Santee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Santee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Santee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Chance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chance Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Victory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Victory Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Cemetery
- Double Churches Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Double Churches Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches Cemetery
- Bowie Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowie Creek Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Bassfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Arbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Melba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Prentiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seminary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Jaynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sumrall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hot Coffee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Coats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Silver Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Lux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- New Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Magee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Goss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Mize
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Expose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Hooker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
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 Old Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mize
- Mize lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Old Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Old Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675170 (Old Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675170 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Mike Connor
- Location given for Old Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.593223 Lon: -89.6856286
- 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 Covington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Chapel 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. |