A visit to the Stringer 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 Stringer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stringer Cemetery:
31.3110, -89.7298
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stringer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stringer Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the southwest of the Stringer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stringer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Stringer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stringer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Singley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Singley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singley Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Stringer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stringer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer Cemetery
- Broom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Broom Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbia.
- The St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sylvest Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316202 <5>
- Baylis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Breakfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Breakfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakfield Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Raybourn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Raybourn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybourn Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Randle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Randle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randle Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Stringer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stringer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Expose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Goss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Melba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Pinebur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Bassfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sumrall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Kokomo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- West Hattiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Twin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Prentiss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Sanford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Arm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Purvis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seminary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Sartinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Angie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <6>
- Wells Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Kola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Collins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Stringer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stringer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- 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 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 Stringer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Stringer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678358 (Stringer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678358 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Improve
- Location given for Stringer Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3110087 Lon: -89.7297983
- 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 Marion, 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 from Point A (ie- Stringer 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. |