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A visit to the Mission 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 Mission Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mission Cemetery:

30.5891, -87.3528

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mission Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mission Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.

The county seat for Escambia County is located in Pensacola. Pensacola lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mission Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mission Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Mission Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Santa Marie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Santa Marie Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Marie Cemetery
  • Old Muscogee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spreull Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Spreull Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreull Cemetery
  • Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the northwest of Pensacola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #809967 <5>
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
  • Barrineau Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Barrineau Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Cemetery
  • Lathram Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lathram Chapel Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathram Chapel Cemetery
    • The Lathram Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lathram Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211599 <5>
  • Allen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Pensacola Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Whitmire Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire Cemetery
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Resthaven Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Resthaven Gardens is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Gardens
    • Haven Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Haven Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Milsted Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Foley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Foley Cemetery is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Cemetery
    • Gilley Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gilley Memorial Cemetery is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Memorial Cemetery
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
      • The Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Englewood MB Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229477 <5>
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mission Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cantonment
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Muscogee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Muscogee is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
  • Gonzalez
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
  • Quintette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quintette is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
  • Ensley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Seminole
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Olive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Olive is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Barrineau Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
  • Bellview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bellview is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
  • Molino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tristan Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tristan Village is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
  • Brent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brent is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Ferry Pass
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
    • Sand Cut ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
    • Myrtle Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Pace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • West Pensacola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
    • Goulding
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Goulding is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
    • Lillian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
    • Bohemia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
    • Pine Barren
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Warrington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Warrington is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
    • Sanders Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
    • Pensacola
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Mission Cemetery. The following communities are located in Escambia County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mission Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mission Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Escambia 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 Mission Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #286987  (Mission Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #286987 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: Escambia
      • Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cantonment
      • Location given for Mission Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5890826     Lon: -87.3527542
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mission 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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