A visit to the Union Seminary 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 Union Seminary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Seminary Cemetery:
31.8607, -89.1317
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Seminary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Seminary Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Bay Springs. Bay Springs lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Union Seminary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Seminary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Union Seminary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Seminary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Welborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Welborn Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Old Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Sharon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sharon Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bonner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonner Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240655 <5>
- Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Enanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Enanon Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enanon Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Sandersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandersville Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville Cemetery
- McGill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McGill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Seminary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Seminary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Moss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Acme ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Sandersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Stringer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Errata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Heidelberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Amy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Service
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Kelona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Soso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Bay Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Stafford Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Ras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Barnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
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 Union Seminary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Seminary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Laurel
- Sandersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Union Seminary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Union Seminary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679115 (Union Seminary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679115 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moss
- Location given for Union Seminary Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8607123 Lon: -89.1317237
- 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 Jasper, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Seminary 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. |