A visit to the Rutland 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 Rutland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rutland Cemetery:
31.7613, -89.5917
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rutland Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the south southeast of the Rutland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rutland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rutland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rutland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Landmark MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Blakley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blakley Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakley Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tom Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tom Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Sullivan Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Berkhalter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Berkhalter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkhalter Cemetery
- Old Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312476 <5>
- Mt. Olive City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Collins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62366 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Alex Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Alex Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alex Sullivan Cemetery
- The Alex Sullivan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sullivan Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202000 <5>
- McNair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Cooley Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- New Liberty Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Miller Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Miller Cemetery
- The Old Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Zion Hill MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thomas F. Sullivans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rutland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rutland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arbo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Mize
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hot Coffee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Coats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Kola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Magee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sanatorium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Seminary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bezer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Soso
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Prentiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Raleigh
(19 miles [30.6 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 Rutland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rutland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rutland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rutland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Rutland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676977 (Rutland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676977 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mize
- Location given for Rutland Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7612735 Lon: -89.5917365
- 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 Covington, 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 from Point A (ie- Rutland 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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