A visit to the Waverley 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 Waverley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waverley Cemetery:
33.5715, -88.4978
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waverley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waverley Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in West Point. West Point lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Waverley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waverley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Waverley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waverley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Vinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vinton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton Cemetery
- Pooles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pooles Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooles Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- The Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Columbus Rest Haven Gardens
- Memorial Gardens of Columbus
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Concord #2 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Concord #2 Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord #2 Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Tibbee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tibbee Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Motley Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandfield Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfield Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Duke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Concord #1 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord #1 Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord #1 Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Botters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Botters Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botters Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Stallion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Stallion Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Cemetery
- The Stallion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stallin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62986 <5>
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Military Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waverley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waverley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Vinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kolola Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Bent Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Whites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Artesia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Muldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Siloam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Mhoons Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Clayton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Sessums
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Abbott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ethelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Griffith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Cedar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
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 Waverley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waverley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Columbus
- Starkville
- West Point
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 Waverley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Waverley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706975 (Waverley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706975 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbus North
- Location given for Waverley Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5715071 Lon: -88.4978206
- 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 Clay, 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 from Point A (ie- Waverley 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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