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. 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 Richardson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery:
31.0834, -91.1884
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Netterville Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netterville Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Phares Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Beech Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Schuter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- Schuter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Emberhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Emberhill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberhill Cemetery
- Whetstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whetstone Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bowling Green Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Packnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Packnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- McGraw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McGraw Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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)
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- 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 south)
- Gloster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 (11 more) ...
- Converse ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Troy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- 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)
- Bains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Clinton
- Gloster
- Jackson
- Saint Francisville
- Wilson
- Woodville
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 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:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wilkinson 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #671008 (Hatfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671008 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newtonia
- Location given for Hatfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0835087 Lon: -91.1892744
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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- Richardson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |