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:
31.6424, -89.0045
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 Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the west 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 21 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.
- Myrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Dennis Blackledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Fall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fall Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Cemetery
- Mt. Oral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Oral Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oral Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61482 <5>
- Windham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Strengthford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Strengthford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strengthford Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Sellers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Erratta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Erratta Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta Cemetery
- Currie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie Cemetery
- Blackledge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackledge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Errata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ovett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Sandersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whistler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Service
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Moss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Heidelberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Soso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Clara
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Stafford Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Richton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vossburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stringer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
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 Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Clara lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Providence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Richton
- Sandersville
- 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 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 #710708 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710708 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel East
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6423862 Lon: -89.0044991
- 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 Covington, 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- 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. |