RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Mississippi >> Choctaw County >> Providence CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Providence Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Providence Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Providence Cemetery (FG ID #62191).

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 Providence Cemetery ...

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

33.3898, -89.3020

The Providence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Ackerman.

The cemetery is located in Choctaw County<3>.

The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Ackerman. Ackerman lies just to the southeast of the Providence Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.

Name Variations for Providence Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Providence Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Providence Baptist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hamrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Hamrick Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick Cemetery
  • Clear Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • McCurtin Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bankston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New Haven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The New Haven Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Wood Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wood Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs Cemetery
  • Chester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chester Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nebo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Nebo Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Keen Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bowles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bowles Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Crape Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Crape Creek Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crape Creek Cemetery
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Mill Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The South Union Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union Cemetery
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
    • Old Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah 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]<2> of the Providence Cemetery.

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

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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Providence Cemetery: