A visit to the Sutton 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 Sutton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sutton Cemetery:
31.6610, -89.9192
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the southeast of the Sutton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Sutton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sutton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gholar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gholar Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholar Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Weathersby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hartzog Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartzog Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartzog Cemetery
- Partman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Partman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partman Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Mikell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mikell Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikell Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Durr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Durr Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durr Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Old Mobley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mobley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sutton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sutton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grange ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Prentiss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Shivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Jaynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Rosella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Arm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- 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 (12 more) ...
- Bassfield
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Tryus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Arbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Coats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Tilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Magee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Nola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Mendenhall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
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 Sutton 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 Sutton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sutton 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 Sutton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678445 (Sutton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678445 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: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Hebron
- Location given for Sutton Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6609996 Lon: -89.9192464
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sutton 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. |