A visit to the Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephens Cemetery:
31.6521, -90.0248
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stephens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the southwest of the Stephens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stephens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scarber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Scarber Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarber Cemetery
- Cliburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cliburn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliburn Cemetery
- Stringer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stringer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer Cemetery
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Creek Calvary Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316979 <5>
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Gholar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gholar Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholar Cemetery
- Droummonds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Droummonds Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droummonds Cemetery
- North Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Mikell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mikell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikell Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Weathersby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Dampeer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dampeer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampeer Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Buckey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Buckey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckey Cemetery
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]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hooker
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Grange ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Silver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- New Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prentiss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Shivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Tryus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Nola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Oak Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Westville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Tilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jaynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Bassfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
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 Stephens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Monticello
- Wesson
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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678269 (Stephens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678269 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monticello NE
- Location given for Stephens Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.652111 Lon: -90.024805
- 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 Lawrence, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stephens 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. |