A visit to the Anderson 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 Anderson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Anderson Cemetery:
31.1096, -89.2837
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County<2>.
The county seat for Forrest County is located in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Anderson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Anderson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Anderson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Anderson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Hill Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cameron Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Granny Bounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Granny Bounds Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granny Bounds Cemetery
- Epps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Epps Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps Cemetery
- Slade MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade MB Church Cemetery
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slade Cemetery
- Slade Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62832 <5>
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
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- Brooklyn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Dixie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dixie Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Cemetery
- Fillingame Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fillingame Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillingame Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Battson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Battson Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battson Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Talowah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Talowah Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talowah Cemetery
- Entrekin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Entrekin Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrekin Cemetery
- J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Brooklyn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62074 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Anderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Anderson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McLaurin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McLaurin is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purvis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carnes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carnes is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Wells Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Lumberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hattiesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- New Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodluck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodluck is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Petal is also located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <6>
- Hillsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Wingate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Wiggins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
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 Anderson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Forrest County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Anderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Poplarville
- Richton
- Wiggins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Anderson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Forrest 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 Anderson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #692396 (Anderson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #692396 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: Forrest
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Hill
- Location given for Anderson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1096256 Lon: -89.2836716
- 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 Forrest, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anderson 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |