A visit to the Williamsburg General 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 Williamsburg General Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williamsburg General Cemetery:
31.6218, -89.6112
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williamsburg General Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williamsburg General Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the east northeast of the Williamsburg General Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Williamsburg General Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williamsburg General Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Hemeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hemeter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemeter Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Ora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ora Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapel Cemetery
- Bowie Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowie Creek Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Creek Cemetery
- Coulter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Coulter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Victory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Victory Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Cemetery
- Double Churches Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Double Churches Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Kola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kola Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williamsburg General Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williamsburg General Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Collins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Arbo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Seminary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Bassfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Melba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Hot Coffee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Jaynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sumrall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Prentiss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Lux
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mize
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Magee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Williamsburg General Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williamsburg General Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Magee
- Magee lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Williamsburg General Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mize
- Mize lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Williamsburg General Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Williamsburg General Cemetery:
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- 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 Williamsburg General Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710747 (Williamsburg General Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710747 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamsburg
- Location given for Williamsburg General Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6218329 Lon: -89.6111816
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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 Covington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williamsburg General 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. |