A visit to the Weathersby 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 Weathersby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Weathersby Cemetery:
31.6963, -89.9459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Weathersby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the southeast of the Weathersby Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Weathersby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Weathersby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Old Mobley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mobley Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dampeer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dampeer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampeer Cemetery
- Droummonds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Droummonds Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droummonds Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Gholar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gholar Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholar Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Partman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Partman Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partman Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Hutchens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutchens Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchens Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- North Silver Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Weathersby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Weathersby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grange ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- New Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Prentiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Rosella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Arm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tryus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Coats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Nola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Bassfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Arbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mendenhall
(18 miles [29 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 Weathersby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Weathersby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
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 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 Weathersby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 Weathersby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679407 (Weathersby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679407 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Hebron
- Location given for Weathersby Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6962764 Lon: -89.9459136
- 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 Jefferson Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weathersby 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. |