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A visit to the Richardson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Richardson Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery

Lat:   31.0834°   (31° 5' 0")

Lon:   -91.1884°   (-91° 11' 18")

The Richardson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<1>.

The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies just to the west northwest of the Richardson Cemetery .

Name Variations for Richardson Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Richardson Cemetery.

Richardson Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Richardson Family Cemetery
  • Richardson / Hatfield Family Cemetery
  • Hatfield Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Richardson Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bleakhouse Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Netterville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Netterville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Netterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Netterville Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Phares Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phares Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phares Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phares Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61885 <5>
  • Cory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cory Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Ebenezer Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Beech Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60281 <5>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Schuter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schuter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schuter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Schuter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schuter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schuter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Embre Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Embre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Embre Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Embre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Emberhill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emberhill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emberhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emberhill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Whetstone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whetstone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whetstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whetstone Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Coon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coon Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Wilkinson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bowling Green Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowling Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowling Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowling Green Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Wall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wall Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Packnett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Packnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Packnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Packnett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Packnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Packnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Huff Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Huff Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • McGraw Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGraw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGraw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGraw Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Richardson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Whitaker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Turnbull
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Centreville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <7>
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <7>
  • Wilkinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rogillioville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <7>
  • Gloster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
    • Gloster is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <7>
  • Crosby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosetta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jackson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <7>
    • Woodland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodland
      • From the Richardson Cemetery to Woodland
    • Bewelcome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weyanoke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <7>
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Garden City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Knoxville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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 Richardson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkinson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Richardson Cemetery:

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 Richardson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #671008  (Hatfield Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #671008 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Newtonia
    • County: Wilkinson         Elev: 111
    • Location given for GNIS #671008 (Hatfield Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Richardson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0834, Longitude: -91.1884    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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