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Simpson County Cemetery Listing
MSGen.net listing of Cemeteries in Simpson County, MS.
USGS style:  DD MM SS.S     Tiger style:  DD.DDDDD

Cemetery Name                Latitude      Longitude     Latitude   Longitude  Area  USGS 7.5' Map


 Y              N345143.-  W0890612.-   N34.  W-89.   X Y
 Y              UNKNOWN      UNKNOWN        UNKNOWN    UNKNOWN      X Y


 Antioch Cemetery           N320139.-  W0901146.-   N32.  W-90.   X Whites
 Armstrong-Buckley Cemetery N315008.-  W0900559.-   N31.  W-90.   X Schley
 Barlow Cemetery            UNKNOWN      UNKNOWN        UNKNOWN    UNKNOWN      X Whites
+Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery N315300.0  W0900443.0   N31.88333  W-90.07861   X Harrisville
 Bishop Cemetery            N315257.-  W0895718.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall West
 Boggan Cemetery            N315220.-  W0895328.-   N31.  W-89.   X Shivers
 Calhoun Cemetery           N320232.-  W0895314.-   N32.  W-89.   X Braxton
 Corinth Cemetery           N315046.-  W0894737.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall SE
 Dry Ridge Cemetery         N314740.-  W0895238.-   N31.  W-89.   X Shivers
 Everett Cemetery           N320112.-  W0894919.-   N32.  W-89.   X Puckett
 Finley Cemetery            N315559.-  W0895137.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall East
 Fork Cemetery              See Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
 Graves Cemetery            N314633.-  W0894655.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall SE
 Graves Cemetery            N314616.-  W0895053.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall SE
 Gregory Cemetery           N315425.-  W0894350.-   N31.  W-89.   X Magee North
 Grubbs Cemetery            N315019.-  W0895305.-   N31.  W-89.   X Shivers
 Harrington Cemetery        N315020.-  W0894653.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall SE
 Lee Cemetery               N315116.-  W0900205.-   N31.  W-90.   X Schley
 Lewis Cemetery             N320138.-  W0901139.-   N32.  W-90.   X Whites
 McLaurin Cemetery          N314812.-  W0894744.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall SE
 Merit Cemetery             N315530.-  W0895411.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall West
 New Bethlehem Cemetery     N315557.-  W0894429.-   N31.  W-89.   X Magee North
 New Hope Cemetery          N314655.-  W0894439.-   N31.  W-89.   X Magee South
 New Zion Cemetery          N315335.-  W0900004.-   N31.  W-90.   X Harrisville
 New Zion Cemetery          N320002.-  W0900231.-   N32.  W-90.   X Star
 Oak Grove Cemetery         N314957.-  W0895408.-   N31.  W-89.   X Shivers
 Old Bethlehem Cemetery     See Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
 Old Gum Springs Cemetery   N320012.-  W0895708.-   N32.  W-89.   X Braxton
 Old Saint Peter Cemetery   N315048.-  W0895157.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall SE
 Overby Cemetery            N320124.-  W0894332.-   N32.  W-89.   X White Oak
 Owens Cemetery             N314721.-  W0895915.-   N31.  W-89.   X Shivers
 Peacock Cemetery           N314737.-  W0900101.-   N31.  W-90.   X Schley
 Pine Ridge Cemetery        N315524.-  W0900956.-   N31.  W-90.   X Hopewell
 Pinola Cemetery            N315220.-  W0895730.-   N31.  W-89.   X Shivers
 Reed Cemetery              N315204.-  W0895133.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall SE
 Rocky Creek Cemetery       UNKNOWN      UNKNOWN        UNKNOWN    UNKNOWN      X Star
 Rose Hill Cemetery         N315055.-  W0895729.-   N31.  W-89.   X Shivers
 Ross Cemetery              N320058.-  W0895202.-   N32.  W-89.   X Puckett
 Saint Johns Cemetery       N320114.-  W0895512.-   N32.  W-89.   X Braxton
 Shivers Cemetery           N314640.-  W0895916.-   N31.  W-89.   X Shivers
 Sinclair Cemetery          N320143.-  W0895328.-   N32.  W-89.   X Braxton
 Turner Cemetery            N315615.-  W0894513.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall East
 Union Baptist Cemetery     See Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
 Walker Cemetery            N314850.-  W0895210.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall SE
 Welch Cemetery             N315159.-  W0895103.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall SE
 Westville Cemetery         N315203.-  W0895642.-   N31.  W-89.   X Shivers
 Womac Cemetery             N315750.-  W0894149.-   N31.  W-89.   X Magee North
 Zion Hill Cemetery         N315541.-  W0894727.-   N31.  W-89.   X Mendenhall East
 Zion Hill Cemetery         N315948.-  W0901052.-   N31.  W-90.   X Hopewell


*location determined by GPS device, others from USGS records.  +location determined from other sources.  ?estimated or uncertain location.
Note:  DD.DDDDD is slightly more accurate than DD MM.MMM (fractional minutes may be found by dividing seconds by 60) which itself  is slightly more accurate than DD MM SS.S and DD MM SS is even less accurate.  Here are approximate values:
Latitude:  3.64 feet per 0.00001 degree, 6.06 feet per 0.001 minute, 10.10 feet per 0.1 second, 101.1 feet per second, 6066.7 feet per minute.
Longitude:  3.04 feet per 0.00001 degree, 5.07 feet per 0.001 minute, 8.45 feet per 0.1 second, 84.5 feet per second, 5066.7 feet per minute.
Minutes and Seconds to fractions:  00'00"=.00000  07'30"=.12500  15'00"=.25000  22'30"=.37500  30'00"=.50000  37'30"=.62500  45'00"=.75000 52'30"=.87500   Also, see Table to Convert Minutes and Seconds to Decimal Degrees.

Key to USGS Maps (letter increases to North, # increases to West):

A1--N31 45 00 W089 37 30--N31 52 30 W089 45 00--Magee South
A2--N31 45 00 W089 45 00--N31 52 30 W089 52 30--Mendenhall SE
A3--N31 45 00 W089 52 30--N31 52 30 W090 00 00--Shivers
A4--N31 45 00 W090 00 00--N31 52 30 W090 07 30--Schley

B1--N31 52 30 W089 37 30--N32 00 00 W089 45 00--Magee North
B2--N31 52 30 W089 45 00--N32 00 00 W089 52 30--Mendenhall East
B3--N31 52 30 W089 52 30--N32 00 00 W090 00 00--Mendenhall West
B4--N31 52 30 W090 00 00--N32 00 00 W090 07 30--Westville
B5--N31 52 30 W090 07 30--N32 00 00 W090 15 00--Hopewell

C1--N32 00 00 W089 37 30--N32 07 30 W089 45 00--White Oak
C2--N32 00 00 W089 45 00--N32 07 30 W089 52 30--Puckett
C3--N32 00 00 W089 52 30--N32 07 30 W090 00 00--Braxton
C4--N32 00 00 W090 00 00--N32 07 30 W090 07 30--Star
C5--N32 00 00 W090 07 30--N32 07 30 W090 15 00--Whites

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