A visit to the Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wake Forest Cemetery:
33.6715, -89.0617
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wake Forest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Walthall. Walthall lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Wake Forest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wake Forest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wake Forest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wake Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Old Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Marvin Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Cumberland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60703 <5>
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Clarkson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clarkson Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clarkson Cemetery is located in Clarkson.
- The Clarkson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarkston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2699657 <5>
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cousin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cousin Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousin Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Maben Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Maben Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wake Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wake Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Mantee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Beasley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Hohenlinden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Maben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Pheba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fame
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Mathiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anchor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Montevista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Sapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Double Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Walthall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Griffith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Cedar Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Eupora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Vardaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Wake Forest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wake Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland
- Eupora
- Houston
- Maben
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 helpful 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 Wake Forest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Wake Forest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705738 (Wake Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705738 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mantee
- Location given for Wake Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6715074 Lon: -89.0617288
- 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 Webster, 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- Wake Forest 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. |