A visit to the Wilkinson Memorial Baptist 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 Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery
Lat: 31.9818° (31° 58' 54")
Lon: -89.5654° (-89° 33' 55")
The Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the north northeast of the Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Easterling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Raleigh Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tillson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crossroads Holiness Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McAlphin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasent Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Raleigh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raleigh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raleigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Raleigh Cemetery is located in Smith County
- North Raleigh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merchant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Waco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dry Ridge Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Unity Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Smith 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 Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mize
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Mize is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <6>
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sylvarena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galilee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Magee is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <6>
- Coats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <6>
- Sanatorium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Puckett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Bay Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <6>
- Polkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mendenhall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
- Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <6>
- Jaynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hot Coffee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Louin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Magee
- Magee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Raleigh lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raleigh.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Taylorsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Smith, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilkinson Memorial Baptist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9818, Longitude: -89.5654 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |