A visit to the Polk 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 Polk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polk Cemetery:
31.5916, -89.8006
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the west of the Polk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Polk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Polk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McPhail Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McPhail Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhail Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Prentiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prentiss Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Tyrone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Prentiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prentiss Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
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- Hollisday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hollisday Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisday Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Cemetery
- Saulters - McRaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Terrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Tyrone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Stamps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Wilkes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Bates Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sweet Water Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Santee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Santee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Polk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prentiss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bassfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jaynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Grange ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Melba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Arbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Arm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Oak Vale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Kola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Tilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Goss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Shivers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Expose
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Seminary
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coats
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sumrall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Magee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
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 Polk 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 Polk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Polk 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 Polk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691228 (Polk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691228 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: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prentiss East
- Location given for Polk Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5915569 Lon: -89.8006322
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polk 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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