A visit to the Shows 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 Shows Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shows Cemetery:
31.6941, -89.1934
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shows Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies just to the east of the Shows Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shows Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Shows Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shows Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Our Home Universalist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Windham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Currie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Mt. Oral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Oral Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oral Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Ellisville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Anderson - Minter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61482 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Shows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shows Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Service
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Ellisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Moss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Errata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Sandersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Stringer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Hot Coffee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ovett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Heidelberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Acme ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Lake Como
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Sanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Kola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Seminary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Springs
(20 miles [32.2 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 Shows Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Sandersville
- Taylorsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Shows Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Shows Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677752 (Shows Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677752 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel West
- Location given for Shows Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6940508 Lon: -89.1933915
- 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 Jones, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shows 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. |