A visit to the Saint Matthews 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. Matthews Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Matthews Cemetery:
33.4851, -88.4542
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the east northeast of the St. Matthews Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Matthews Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Matthews Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- The Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Columbus Rest Haven Gardens
- Memorial Gardens of Columbus
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Stallion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stallion Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Cemetery
- The Stallion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stallin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62986 <5>
- Sandfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sandfield Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfield Cemetery
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waverley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Waverley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Pitchlynn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitchlynn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchlynn Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Motley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Motley Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
- Tibbee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Tibbee Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee Cemetery
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
- Wicks Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Wicks Memorial Gardens is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wicks Memorial Gardens is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Columbus.
- The Wicks Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Wicks Cemetery
- Wicks Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63610 <5>
- Jennings Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pooles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pooles Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooles Cemetery
- Mayhew Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mayhew Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bent Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Artesia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Kolola Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Vinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ethelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sessums
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whites
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Crawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clayton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Archer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Mhoons Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Ravine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- McShan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Fernbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Pickensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Muldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Siloam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
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. Matthews Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- Columbus
- Pickensville
- West Point
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 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. Matthews Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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. Matthews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677162 (Saint Matthews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677162 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbus South
- Location given for Saint Matthews Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4851192 Lon: -88.4542081
- 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 Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- St. Matthews 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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