A visit to the Tucker 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 Tucker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tucker Cemetery:
31.6004, -89.0942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tucker Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies just to the north northwest of the Tucker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tucker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Tucker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tucker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Currie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Anderson - Minter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bynum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Mt. Oral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Oral Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oral Cemetery
- Windham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Ellisville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville Cemetery
- Tularosa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tularosa Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Myrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark 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 Tucker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tucker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ovett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Errata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Service
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Sandersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Moss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Amy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Whistler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goodluck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Richton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lux
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Petal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stringer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sanford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Hattiesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Coffee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Clara
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Stafford Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Seminary
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 Tucker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tucker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- Petal
- Petal lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Tucker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Richton
- Sandersville
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 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 Tucker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Tucker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #695013 (Tucker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #695013 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lanham
- Location given for Tucker Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6004431 Lon: -89.0942235
- 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 Jones, 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- Tucker 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. |