A visit to the Old Mobley 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 Mobley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Mobley Cemetery:
31.7127, -89.9179
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Mobley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the south southeast of the Old Mobley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Mobley 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 Mobley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Mobley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Hutchens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hutchens Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchens Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Weathersby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Partman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Partman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partman Cemetery
- North Silver Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Stater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stater Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stater Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dampeer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dampeer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampeer Cemetery
- Droummonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Droummonds Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droummonds Cemetery
- Gholar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gholar Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholar Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Brinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Mobley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Mobley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Shivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prentiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hooker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Jaynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Rosella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Coats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Arbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Tryus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Mendenhall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bassfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- D'Lo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Oak Vale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Nola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
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 Mobley 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 Old Mobley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- 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 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 Old Mobley 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 Old Mobley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691292 (Old Mobley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691292 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: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Hebron
- Location given for Old Mobley Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7126648 Lon: -89.9178572
- 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 Jefferson Davis, 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 Mobley 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |