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:
30.6855, -88.8081
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Pascagoula. Pascagoula lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the southeast 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Ramsey Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Ramsey Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Creek Cemetery
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- Ladner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ladner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Wittington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Wittington Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittington Cemetery
- Johnson - Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Vancleave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Wade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- D'Iberville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Gulf Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Wool Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Hickory Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hurley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coalville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Ocean Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coll Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Agricola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Howison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Saucier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Biloxi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gulf Park Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
- Fountainebleau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Big Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Lucedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biloxi
- Lucedale
- McHenry
- Ocean Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Jackson 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 #705445 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705445 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vestry
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6854699 Lon: -88.8080869
- 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 Jackson, 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 drawn 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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