A visit to the Taylor 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 Taylor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Taylor Cemetery:
31.4396, -89.5740
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Purvis. Purvis lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Taylor Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Taylor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Taylor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Sumrall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sumrall Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall Cemetery
- The Sumrall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2598798 <5>
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Presley Watts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Presley Watts Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Watts Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Melba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Melba Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Melba Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Melba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Melba Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Aultman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Aultman Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Old Broom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Broom Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Broom Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martin - Lott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell 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 Taylor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Taylor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sumrall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Seminary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Bassfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Kola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- West Hattiesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Expose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Hattiesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Goss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Prentiss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Pinebur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Purvis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Coffee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Oak Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
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 Taylor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Taylor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Petal
- Petal lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Taylor Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Taylor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Taylor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678584 (Taylor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678584 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sumrall
- Location given for Taylor Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4396152 Lon: -89.5739586
- 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 Lamar, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylor 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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