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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Providence Cemetery

Lat:   33.8168°   (33° 49' 0")

Lon:   -89.2390°   (-89° 14' 20")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benela Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benela Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benela Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Duncan Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncan Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Calhoun City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calhoun City Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Bently Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bently Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bently Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bently Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Midway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Oak Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Springs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Cross Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cross Road Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Ball Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ball Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • Midway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • Vardaman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vardaman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vardaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vardaman Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Mt. Herman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Herman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • New Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
      • The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • 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 southwest of Derma.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61420 <5>
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Morland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morland Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
    • Benela is located in Calhoun County
  • Derma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
    • Derma is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Vardaman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
    • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <6>
  • Calhoun City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun City
    • Calhoun City is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun City <6>
  • Montevista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
    • Montevista is located in Webster County
  • Hohenlinden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
    • Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
  • Slate Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
    • Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Slate Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
    • Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
  • Loyd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Loyd is located in Calhoun County
  • Fame
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
    • Fame is located in Webster County
  • Pittsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
    • Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Big Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mantee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
      • Mantee is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Woodland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Anchor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
    • Clarkson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Webster County
    • Bruce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <6>
    • Walthall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
      • Walthall is located in Webster County
      • 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
  • Eupora
  • Houston
    • Houston lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Providence Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Houston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Maben
    • Maben lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Providence Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maben.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
  • Pittsboro

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 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:

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: GNIS record #705974 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Atlanta
    • County: Calhoun         Elev: 122
    • Location given for GNIS #705974 (Old Providence Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Providence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8168, Longitude: -89.2390       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Providence Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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