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:
34.0907, -88.5956
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Tupelo. Tupelo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north 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 28 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.
- Nettleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nettleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60454 <5>
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Orr - Patterson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63338 <5>
- Temples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Temples Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Cemetery
- Dotys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackwood Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Conwill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Conwill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conwill Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- English Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Whiteside Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Conwill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Conwill Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conwill Cemetery
- Wiygul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiygul Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiygul Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Shumpert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shumpert Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumpert Cemetery
- Pettigrew - Ivy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Nettleton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carolina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Wren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Amory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plantersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Ballardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hatley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Ales ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Mooreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Acker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Tupelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Bissell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amory
- Cotton Gin Port - Historic
- Fulton
- Okolona
- Tupelo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lee 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 #676370 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676370 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nettleton
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0906647 Lon: -88.5956035
- 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 Lee, 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 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. |