A visit to the Old Field 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 Field Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Field Cemetery:
33.6198, -89.2467
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Field Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Field Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Walthall. Walthall lies just to the west southwest of the Old Field Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Field Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old Field Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Field Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jordons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jordons Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordons Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Walthall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59774 <5>
- Henleys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Henleys Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleys Cemetery
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Webster Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The North Union Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Long Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
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- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Church Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Eupora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Eupora Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora Cemetery
- Sapa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sapa Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa Cemetery
- Lollars Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Clarkson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clarkson Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clarkson Cemetery is located in Clarkson.
- The Clarkson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarkston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2699657 <5>
- Montevista Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Montevista Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Field Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walthall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Fame
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Eupora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sapa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Montevista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Mathiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hohenlinden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Maben
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Slate Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mantee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Reform
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Double Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Benela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Calhoun City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Williams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Derma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
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 Field Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calhoun City
- Cumberland
- Eupora
- Maben
- Maben lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Field Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maben.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
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 Old Field Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Field Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #682853 (Old Field Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #682853 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sapa
- Location given for Old Field Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6198414 Lon: -89.2467347
- 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 Webster, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Field 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. |
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