A visit to the Stagg 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 Stagg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stagg Cemetery:
31.8460, -88.5445
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stagg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stagg Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Stagg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stagg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Stagg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stagg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Matherville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Matherville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville Cemetery
- Scotch Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Levy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Levy Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Jehu Oscar Everitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Chaparral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chaparral Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Cemetery
- Billie Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Billie Field Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Field Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- White Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Big Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Big Rock Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stagg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stagg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Matherville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Emory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Isney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Gin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Melvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Junction City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Shubuta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Okatuppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Aquilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Souwilpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bolinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Gilbertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Toxey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Needham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Cullomburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Whistler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Robinsons Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
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 Stagg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stagg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Clara lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Stagg Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Quitman
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Stagg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Stagg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678204 (Stagg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678204 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matherville
- Location given for Stagg Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8459885 Lon: -88.544476
- 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stagg 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. |