A visit to the Old Mount Harmony 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 Mt. Harmony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery:
31.6816, -89.7609
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the southwest of the Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Phalti Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Phalti Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalti Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Steward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Williams Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jaynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Prentiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Coats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Bassfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Magee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Kola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Silver Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Shivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Hooker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Melba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Seminary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mize
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Coffee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Arm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
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 Mt. Harmony 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 Mt. Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mt. Harmony Cemetery:
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- 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 Mt. Harmony Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691272 (Old Mount Harmony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691272 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: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carmel
- Location given for Old Mount Harmony Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6815546 Lon: -89.7609085
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Mt. Harmony 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. |