A visit to the Stewart - Thompson 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 Stewart - Thompson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery:
31.4810, -89.7229
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stewart - Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stewart - Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bassfield City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McLeod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- Hawthorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hawthorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Bass - Burkett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bass - Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass - Burkett Cemetery
- Old Bassfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Bassfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bassfield Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- McPhail Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McPhail Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhail Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Blackburn - Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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- Lowland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Loflin - Applewhite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barwick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hathorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Wilks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- Wilks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- Progress Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Progress Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Deen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Deen Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stewart - Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bassfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Melba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Sumrall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Prentiss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Oak Vale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Seminary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Arbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Arm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Silver Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Jaynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Grange ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hooker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
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 Stewart - Thompson 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 Stewart - Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
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 Stewart - Thompson Cemetery:
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- 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 Stewart - Thompson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691316 (Stewart-Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691316 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: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bassfield
- Location given for Stewart-Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4810038 Lon: -89.7228524
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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 'straight-line' (or 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- Stewart - Thompson 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. |
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