A visit to the Saint Mary 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. Mary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary Cemetery:
31.7552, -89.9406
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Mary Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the St. Mary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hutchens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hutchens Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchens Cemetery
- North Silver Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Shivers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shivers Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Cemetery
- Buckey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Buckey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckey Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dampeer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dampeer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampeer Cemetery
- Droummonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Droummonds Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droummonds Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Old Mobley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mobley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stater Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stater Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Weathersby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Brinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Dry Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dry Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge 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]<3> of the St. Mary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shivers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Grange ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jaynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Prentiss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sanatorium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Magee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mendenhall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tryus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rosella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Coats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- D'Lo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Arbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Braxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Nola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
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. Mary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magee
- Magee lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Mary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
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 St. Mary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 St. Mary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691308 (Saint Mary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691308 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shivers
- Location given for Saint Mary Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7551635 Lon: -89.9406355
- 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 Jefferson Davis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Mary 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. |