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A visit to the Alton Roberts Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Alton Roberts Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alton Roberts Cemetery

Lat:   31.0421°   (31° 2' 31")

Lon:   -90.4959°   (-90° 29' 45")

The Alton Roberts Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.

The county seat for Pike County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies just to the north northeast of the Alton Roberts Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Alton Roberts Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wolverton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolverton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Stevenson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Terry Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Terry Creek Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Cutrer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutrer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cutrer Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Osyka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osyka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osyka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osyka Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Varnado Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnado Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varnado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Varnado Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Dickey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickey Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Knapp Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knapp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knapp Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Rice Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • McDaniel - McElveen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel - McElveen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel - McElveen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDaniel - McElveen Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Newman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Bullock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bullock Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • McGehee Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGehee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGehee Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • German Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Cemetery is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Ford Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Dykes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dykes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dykes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dykes Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Hinson - Knippers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinson - Knippers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinson - Knippers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hinson - Knippers Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Fulham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fulham Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Felder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Felder Cemetery is located in Pike County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alton Roberts Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alton Roberts Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Chatawa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County
  • Osyka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Osyka is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <6>
  • Kentwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <6>
  • Magnolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Huron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Amite County
  • Gillsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
    • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
  • Glading
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • Glading is located in Amite County
  • Tangipahoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangipahoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangipahoa
    • Tangipahoa is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangipahoa <6>
  • Sunny Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Smithburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
  • McElveen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
    • McElveen is located in Amite County
  • Bear Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Bear Town is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mount Hermon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <6>
    • Bacots
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • McComb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fluker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluker
      • Fluker is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fluker <6>
    • Holmesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Greensburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <6>
    • Wilmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Thompson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County

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 Alton Roberts 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 Alton Roberts 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 websites either 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 Alton Roberts Cemetery:

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 Alton Roberts Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #709868  (Alton Roberts Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #709868 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Osyka
    • County: Pike         Elev: 104
    • Location given for GNIS #709868 (Alton Roberts Cemetery)

The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Pike, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Alton Roberts Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0421, Longitude: -90.4959       In this case, the coordinates for the Alton Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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