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:
31.8590, -89.2951
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 Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Bay Springs. Bay Springs lies just to the north 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Edon Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knight Family Cemetery
- Newton Knight Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60306 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Home Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Home Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Home Baptist Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Pine Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Valley Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley Cemetery
- Blue Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mtn. Cemetery
- Shady Grove MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cherry Grove MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summerland Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Summerland Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Baptist Cemetery
- The Summerland Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Summerland Cemetery
- Knights Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Knights Mill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Mill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Antioch Cemetery
- Union Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Line Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Line Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- The Coats Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Gitano Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Stringer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Moss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Bay Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Service
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Acme ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Sylvarena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Hot Coffee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Turnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Bezer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Louin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Errata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Mize
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sandersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Ras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
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 Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Laurel
- Mize
- Sandersville
- Taylorsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jasper 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 #707822 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707822 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Soso
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8590461 Lon: -89.2950615
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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 Jasper, 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 obstructions 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. |
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