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A visit to the Wicks Memorial Gardens ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wicks Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wicks Memorial Gardens (FG ID #63610)

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 Wicks Memorial Gardens ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Wicks Memorial Gardens, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wicks Memorial Gardens

Lat:   33.3996°   (33° 23' 58")

Lon:   -88.5737°   (-88° 34' 25")

The cemetery is located in Lowndes County<3>.

As an estimate, the Wicks Memorial Gardens is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbus.

The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast of the Wicks Memorial Gardens .

Establishment of the Wicks Memorial Gardens ...

The Wicks Memorial Gardens was established in 1920.

Name Variations for Wicks Memorial Gardens ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Wicks Memorial Gardens has also been known as:

  • Wicks Family Cemetery
  • Wicks Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wicks Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wicks Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jennings Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Motley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Motley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Motley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Motley Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Mayhew Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayhew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayhew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayhew Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Ledbetter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledbetter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledbetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59251 <1>
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Sand Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Seitz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seitz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seitz Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peters Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Henkle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henkle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henkle Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Carr Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carr Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tibbee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tibbee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tibbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tibbee Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Curtis Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curtis Chapel Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Sessums Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessums Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sessums Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sessums Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Parrish Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parrish Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Bethesda Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Wilkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Noxubee County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Wicks Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wicks Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

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 Wicks Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wicks Memorial Gardens.

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 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 Wicks Memorial Gardens:

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 Wicks Memorial Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #679662  (Wicks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #679662 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: Bent Oak
    • County: Lowndes         Elev: 76
    • Location given for GNIS #679662 (Wicks Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #63610

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wicks Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3996, Longitude: -88.5737    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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.