A visit to the Sims 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 Sims Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sims Cemetery:
31.1207, -91.1021
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sims Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sims Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Sims Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sims Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Sims Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- McGraw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McGraw Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Winans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Winans Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winans Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Cory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- Emberhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Emberhill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberhill Cemetery
- Schuter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
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- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Packnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Packnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Redhead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Redhead Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhead Cemetery
- Redhead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Redhead Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhead Cemetery
- Centreville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Centreville Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- James Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Gloster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Wilkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Bewelcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Crosby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turnbull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
- Rosetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Rogillioville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
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- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Troy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Knoxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- O'Neil
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
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 Sims Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Gloster
- Jackson
- Wilson
- Woodville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sims Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wilkinson 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 Sims Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677833 (Sims Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677833 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centreville
- Location given for Sims Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1207305 Lon: -91.10205
- 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 Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sims 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |