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A visit to the Wheeler Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wheeler Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheeler Cemetery

Lat:   31.4904°   (31° 29' 25")

Lon:   -89.7466°   (-89° 44' 47")

The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<1>.

The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Wheeler Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wheeler Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Bass - Burkett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass - Burkett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass - Burkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bass - Burkett Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Old Bassfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stewart - Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewart - Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Hawthorn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawthorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawthorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hawthorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Bass Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57870 <5>
  • Hathorn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hathorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Speights Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speights Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Speights Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speights Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magee - Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Magee - Sullivan Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • McLeod Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLeod Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLeod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McLeod Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Reese Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reese Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Loflin - Applewhite Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loflin - Applewhite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loflin - Applewhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loflin - Applewhite Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Barwick Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barwick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barwick Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57868 <5>
    • Carson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Bates Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Robbins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Landmark Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landmark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landmark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Landmark Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Barners Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barners Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57846 <5>
    • Speights Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Wilks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • McPhail Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPhail Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPhail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McPhail Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Bond Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bond Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Harper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Progress Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Progress Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Progress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Progress Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Booth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Booth Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Deen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deen Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Wheeler Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bassfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Prentiss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Goss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Goss is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Goss
    • From the Wheeler Cemetery to Goss
  • Sumrall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oak Vale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Expose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Expose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
    • Expose is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Expose
    • From the Wheeler Cemetery to Expose
  • Seminary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
    • Seminary is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <6>
  • Kola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Collins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <6>
  • Arm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Silver Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <6>
    • Tilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tilton
      • From the Wheeler Cemetery to Tilton
    • Arbo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
      • Arbo is located in Covington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arbo
      • From the Wheeler Cemetery to Arbo
    • Mount Olive
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Jaynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Grange ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
      • Grange is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grange
      • From the Wheeler Cemetery to Grange
    • Lux
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hooker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hooker
      • From the Wheeler Cemetery to Hooker
    • New Hebron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
      • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <6>

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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wheeler Cemetery:

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 Wheeler Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #691319  (Wheeler Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #691319 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bassfield
    • County: Jefferson Davis         Elev: 138
    • Location given for GNIS #691319 (Wheeler Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wheeler Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4904, Longitude: -89.7466    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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