A visit to the Read 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 Read Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Read Cemetery:
32.0535, -89.1392
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Read Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Read Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Bay Springs. Bay Springs lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Read Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Read Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Read Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCarty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Community Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Paulding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Paulding Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Montrose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647278 <5>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Montrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- Louin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Louin Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Louin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lake Como Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Como Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Cemetery
- Enanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Enanon Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enanon Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Randall Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Randall Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Hill Cemetery
- Ted Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bay Springs Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Read Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Read Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ras
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Turnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Acme ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Verba ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Lake Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Louin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Penantly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Bay Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Kelona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Garlandsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Success ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
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 Read Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Read Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Read 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 Read Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694519 (Read Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694519 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: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montrose South
- Location given for Read Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0534843 Lon: -89.139225
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Read 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. |