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:
34.1057, -89.5262
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 Yalobusha County<2>.
The county seat for Yalobusha County is located in Water Valley. Water Valley 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Wyatt Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wyatt Chapel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Chapel Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Brower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brower Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brower Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Liberty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Liberty Cemetery
- Drivers Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Drivers Flat Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Flat Cemetery
- Humphreys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jumpers Chapel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
- The Jumpers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphreys Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247222 <5>
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
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- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Meggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Meggs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggs Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Hervey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hervey Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Crocker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crocker Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
- Keel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Velma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Water Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Taylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coffeeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Bruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Cornish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Pittsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Altus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Alesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Big Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Calhoun City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Toccopola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Lafayette Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Tillatoba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Derma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Yalobusha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Calhoun City
- Coffeeville
- Oxford
- Pittsboro
- Water Valley
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 Yalobusha 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 #679762 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679762 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: Yalobusha
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pine Valley
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1056663 Lon: -89.5261925
- 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 Yalobusha, 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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