A visit to the Walters 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 Walters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walters Cemetery:
31.5988, -89.1570
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies just to the north northeast of the Walters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Walters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson - Minter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bynum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Ellisville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville Cemetery
- Tularosa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tularosa Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Currie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan 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
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 Walters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ellisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 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)
- Ovett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Service
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Soso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Errata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Amy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Sandersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Moss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Lux
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Petal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Goodluck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Stringer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hot Coffee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Hattiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Seminary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whistler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Kola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Heidelberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Walters 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 Walters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- Petal
- Petal lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Walters Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Richton
- Sandersville
- Taylorsville
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 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 Walters 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 Walters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679309 (Walters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679309 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: 69 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ellisville
- Location given for Walters Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5987763 Lon: -89.1570024
- 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- Walters 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. |