A visit to the Alford 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 Alford Cemetery ...
The Alford Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Brock Cemetery
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Brumfield Cemetery
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Burch Cemetery
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
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- Connerley Cemetery
- The Connerley Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
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- Fortenberry Cemetery
- The Fortenberry Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Fortenberry Cemetery
- The Fortenberry Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Magee Cemetery
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- McDaniel Cemetery
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Ott Cemetery
- The Ott Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Progress Cemetery
- The Progress Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Rimes Cemetery
- The Rimes Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Roberts Cemetery
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Silver Springs Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Tate Cemetery
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Varnado Cemetery
- Varnado Cemetery
- Varnado Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bacots
- Bacots is located in Pike County
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- Bear Town
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
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- Chatawa
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
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- Fluker
- Franklinton
- Gillsburg
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
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- Holmesville
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
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- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Mount Hermon
- Osyka
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pine
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
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- Smithburg
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
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- Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
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- Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
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- Tangipahoa
- Topisaw
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
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- Tylertown
- Wilmer
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
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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 Alford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Roseland
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Alford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Alford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709901 (Alford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709901 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Progress
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alford Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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