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A visit to the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philadelphia Cemetery:

31.9199, -89.0195

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.

The county seat for Jasper County is located in Bay Springs. Bay Springs lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Philadelphia Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Philadelphia Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Heidelberg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Heidelberg Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg Cemetery
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
  • Vossburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Vossburg Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • McGill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The McGill Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Cemetery
  • Heidelberg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Heidelberg Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg Cemetery
  • Paulding Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Paulding Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding Cemetery
  • Enon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Union Seminary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Bonner Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonner Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240655 <5>
    • Terry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
    • Graham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
    • Choctaw Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
    • Goodwater Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bethlehem Community Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Sharon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Sharon Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sharon Cemetery
    • Sandersville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Sandersville Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville Cemetery
    • May Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The May Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
    • Florence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Florence Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Goodwater Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Heidelberg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kelona is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
  • Vossburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Vossburg is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
  • Stafford Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
  • Waldrup ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldrup is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
  • Vernon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Vernon is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Barnett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnett is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Sandersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sandersville is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Fouke ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fouke is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
  • Acme ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Acme is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Moss
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moss is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
    • Moss has also been known as:
    • Mossville
  • Errata
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Errata is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gridley ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gridley is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Pachuta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Ras
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ras is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McNeal is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Lake Como
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
    • Orange
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Turnerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
    • Stringer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Bay Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Laurel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stevens is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Penantly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Penantly is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly

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 Philadelphia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Jasper 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #707819  (Philadelphia Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707819 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: Jasper
      • Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Waldrup
      • Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.919877     Lon: -89.0194988
      • 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 Jasper, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Philadelphia 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.