A visit to the Point Pleasant 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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
31.7332, -89.7931
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Malloy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Malloy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- McWorthy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McWorthy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWorthy Cemetery
- Phalti Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Phalti Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Magee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- McInnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- McInnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hen Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hen Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hen Magee Cemetery
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- Old Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Williams Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Steward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Hemby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hemby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jaynesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
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- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Arbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
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- Prentiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Grange ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Shivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
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- Silver Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Mendenhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bassfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Mize
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- D'Lo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Williamsburg
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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676170 (Point Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676170 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carmel
- Location given for Point Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7332199 Lon: -89.7931315
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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 Jefferson Davis, 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- Pt. Pleasant 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |