A visit to the Owens 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 Owens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owens Cemetery:
34.4848, -89.4598
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owens Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies just to the south southwest of the Owens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Owens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Owens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Abbeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Abbeville Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abbeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Abbeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57632 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Toby Tubby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Toby Tubby Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby Tubby Cemetery
- Smith Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- North Oxford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The North Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford Cemetery
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Maria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Maria Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Maria Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Methodist Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Methodist Cemetery
- The Asbury Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asberry Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381451 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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 Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abbeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laws Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Altus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Alesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Harmontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Cornersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Potts Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Chulahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Tyro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Delay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Cornish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Lafayette Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Marianna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Hickory Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Aiken
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Thaxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Toccopola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 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 Owens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Owens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Owens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #704872 (Owens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704872 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bagley Lake
- Location given for Owens Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4848258 Lon: -89.459802
- 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 Lafayette, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Owens 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. |