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:
31.0635, -90.3162
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Rimes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rimes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimes Cemetery
- Brewer - Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Progress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Progress Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Cemetery
- Pound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pound Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Cemetery
- Kendrick - Pounds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mullens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Sandifer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sandifer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandifer Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Fortenberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fortenberry Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortenberry Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Hucabee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hucabee Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hucabee Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Sandifer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sandifer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandifer Cemetery
- Varnado Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Silver Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Brumfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burkhalter Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhalter Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
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]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Mount Hermon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osyka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Holmesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Chatawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Tylertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bacots
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Kentwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McComb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Topisaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Tangipahoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Stoney Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Franklinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McElveen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
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 Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Simmons Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pike 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 #677817 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677817 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Progress
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0635117 Lon: -90.3162043
- 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 Pike, 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 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. |