A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
31.0546, -89.2698
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in Forrest County<2>.
The county seat for Forrest County is located in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Simmons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cameron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Granny Bounds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Hill Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Battson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Battson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battson Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Slade MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade MB Church Cemetery
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slade Cemetery
- Slade Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62832 <5>
- Entrekin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Entrekin Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrekin Cemetery
- J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Newman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Seal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Epps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Epps Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps Cemetery
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Landrum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Brooklyn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62074 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carnes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Brooklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McLaurin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Purvis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wells Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Wiggins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Smith Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- New Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Hattiesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- West Hattiesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Goodluck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poplarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Juniper Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Forrest County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Poplarville
- Richton
- Wiggins
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 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Forrest 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694794 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694794 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: Forrest
- Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Hill
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0546272 Lon: -89.2697819
- 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 Forrest, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Simmons 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. |