A visit to the Old Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Providence Cemetery:
33.8168, -89.2390
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Providence Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Pittsboro. Pittsboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Old Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benela Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Benela Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela Cemetery
- Duncan Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Hill Cemetery
- Calhoun City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calhoun City Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun City Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bently Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bently Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bently Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Oak Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Springs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Springs Cemetery
- Cross Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cross Road Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
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- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Vardaman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vardaman Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Derma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61420 <5>
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Morland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Morland Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benela
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Derma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Vardaman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montevista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Hohenlinden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Slate Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Slate Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Loyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Fame
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Pittsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mantee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Anchor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Clarkson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Bruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walthall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Providence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Calhoun City
- Cumberland
- Eupora
- Houston
- Pittsboro
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 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705974 (Old Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705974 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atlanta
- Location given for Old Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8167809 Lon: -89.2389584
- 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 Calhoun, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Providence 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. |