A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
31.9052, -90.9420
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Port Gibson. Port Gibson lies just to the northwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wintergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wintergreen Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergreen Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Port Gibson Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holly Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
- McCaa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCaa Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaa Cemetery
- Turnipseed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Turnipseed Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnipseed Cemetery
- Cherry Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Farm Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Humphreys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Red Lick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Lick Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick Cemetery
- Hedrich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hedrich Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrich Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The French Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Briscoe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- East Mt. Olive Baptist Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The East Mt. Olive Baptist Church is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mt. Olive Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Mt. Olive Baptist Church is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Fayette.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438826 <5>
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
- Homeless Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Homeless Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeless Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Shield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shield Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Port Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Saint Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Willows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Westside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Grand Gulf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Harriston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rodney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Myles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carpenter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Yucatan Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Saint Joseph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Newellton
(20 miles [32.2 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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayette
- Grand Gulf
- Hamburg
- Port Gibson
- Rodney
- Saint Joseph
- Utica
- Waterproof
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679758 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679758 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Port Gibson
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9051596 Lon: -90.9420485
- 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 Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Wilson 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> | 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. |
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