A visit to the Wilson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wilson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wilson Cemetery (FG ID #63697).
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:
32.4113, -88.7938
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies just to the east 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Suqualena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Fairchild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
- Semmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tunnel Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Meridian Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stenis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stenis Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenis Cemetery
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Burwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Burwell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collinsville Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hamrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Collinsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Collinsville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville Cemetery
- McLemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McLemore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemore Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nellieburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suqualena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chunky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lockhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Vimville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Increase
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Enterprise
- Hickory
- Marion
- Meridian
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 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 Lauderdale 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #63697
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #684058 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684058 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collinsville
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4115313 Lon: -88.7933815
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lauderdale, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |