A visit to the Saint Paul 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. Paul Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Paul Cemetery:
31.7441, -89.6536
The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Covington County<1>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the southeast of the St. Paul Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Paul Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the St. Paul Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cooley Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rutland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Landmark MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Tom Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tom Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Sullivan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Blakley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blakley Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakley Cemetery
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Olive
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mize
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Coffee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Seminary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prentiss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bassfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Bezer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mendenhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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. Paul 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 St. Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Paul Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Paul 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 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. Paul 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 St. Paul Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677176 (Saint Paul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677176 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: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Star
- Location given for Saint Paul Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7440523 Lon: -89.653405
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- St. Paul 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. |
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