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:
31.7893, -89.9876
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 Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Owens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peacock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Peacock Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Buckey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Buckey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckey Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Stonewall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- Dampeer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dampeer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampeer Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Strong River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Strong River Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong River Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- North Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Droummonds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Droummonds Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droummonds Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hutchens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutchens Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchens Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Westville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Pinola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pinola Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill Cemetery
- Cliburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cliburn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliburn Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Weathersby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Old Mobley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mobley Cemetery
- North Silver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dry Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge Cemetery
- Grubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shivers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- New Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Grange ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hooker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Silver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jaynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Mendenhall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tryus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Prentiss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- D'Lo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Rosella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Magee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Braxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Nola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Arm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
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 Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Monticello
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Simpson 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 #675349 (Owens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675349 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shivers
- Location given for Owens Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.789329 Lon: -89.9875812
- 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 Simpson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |
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