A visit to the Old Refuge 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 Refuge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Refuge Cemetery:
33.3104, -91.1348
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Refuge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Refuge Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the northeast of the Old Refuge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Refuge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Old Refuge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Refuge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Lakeport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Lakeport Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lakeport Cemetery
- Lakeview Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Leaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Leaf Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Leaf Cemetery
- Lakeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lakeport Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport Cemetery
- Chinese Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chinese Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- Live Oaks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Live Oaks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oaks Cemetery
- Greenland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenland Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Cemetery
- Davies Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Davies Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Woodson Temple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Woodson Temple Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson Temple Cemetery
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- Graymound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Graymound Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymound Cemetery
- Yellow Bayou Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Yellow Bayou Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bayou Cemetery
- Tolliver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- Pleasant Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hope Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope Cemetery
- Jennie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Jennie Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie Cemetery
- The Jennie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jennie Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54544 <5>
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Bayou Macon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bayou Macon Cemetery is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Macon Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery #2
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery #2 is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery #2
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Refuge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Refuge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Metcalfe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Wilmot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Stoneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Eudora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Byrne City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Leland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Hollandale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Overby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Arkansas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Dunleith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Napanee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Mound Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Jerome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 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 Refuge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Refuge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Lake Village
- Leland
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 either 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 Refuge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Refuge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675228 (Old Refuge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675228 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Leaf
- Location given for Old Refuge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3103955 Lon: -91.1348312
- 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 Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Refuge 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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