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A visit to the Saint John Baptist Church 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 St. John Baptist Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery

Lat:   31.0176°   (31° 1' 3")

Lon:   -91.3492°   (-91° 20' 57")

The St. John Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<1>.

The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies just to the north northeast of the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dawson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • McCausland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Liddell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liddell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liddell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liddell Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Powell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Cedar Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Minor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Minor Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Bowling Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Edgefield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • King Solomon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Spillman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spillman Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Austin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Currier Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Currier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Currier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Currier Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Sweeney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweeney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweeney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Joor Collens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Woodstock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodstock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodstock Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Arcole Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arcole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arcole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arcole Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Wilkinson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 St. John Baptist Church 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 St. John Baptist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clinton
    • Clinton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Jackson
    • Jackson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jackson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Saint Francisville
  • Wilson
    • Wilson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Woodville

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 St. John Baptist Church Cemetery:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0176, Longitude: -91.3492    
<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.
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