A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
31.9421, -88.5603
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Carmichael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Carmichael Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael Cemetery
- White Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jehu Oscar Everitt Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Manassa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Manassa Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa Cemetery
- The Manassa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Manassa Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60655 <5>
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Levy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Levy Cemetery
- Bass Everett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Matherville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Matherville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville Cemetery
- Scotch Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Bethea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethea Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethea Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Stagg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Chaparral Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaparral Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy 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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Junction City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Gin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Matherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Melvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Shubuta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Okatuppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Emory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Needham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Gilbertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Toxey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Souwilpa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Bolinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Red Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Aquilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Silas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stonewall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Quitman
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
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 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709462 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709462 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carmichael
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9420964 Lon: -88.5603124
- 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 Clarke, 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- Providence 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. |