A visit to the Steward 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 Steward Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steward Cemetery:
31.7021, -89.7912
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steward Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the south southwest of the Steward Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Steward Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Steward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McWorthy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McWorthy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWorthy Cemetery
- Old Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Williams Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McInnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- White Sand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Sand Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sand Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant 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 Steward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steward Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jaynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Prentiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Coats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- New Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Magee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Shivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Silver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bassfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Kola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Mize
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mendenhall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Melba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
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 Steward Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Steward Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Steward Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Williamsburg
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 helpful 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 Steward Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 Steward Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691618 (Steward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691618 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carmel
- Location given for Steward Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7021095 Lon: -89.7911871
- 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 Jefferson Davis, 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- Steward 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. |