A visit to the Ard 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 Ard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ard Cemetery:
31.0396, -90.4037
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ard Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies just to the north northwest of the Ard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Ard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Strickland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Strickland Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
- McNabb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McNabb Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sandifer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sandifer Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandifer Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Varnado Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Varnado Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Varnado Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado Cemetery
- Rhodus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rhodus Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodus Cemetery
- Varnado Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Strickland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Strickland Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Guiding Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Guiding Light Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guiding Light Cemetery
- Slade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Slade Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- Hinson - Knippers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dickey Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- Varnado Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Varnado Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Dykes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dykes Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Magee Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Brewer - Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brewer - Webb Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer - Webb Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mullens Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Sandifer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandifer Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandifer Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Sandifer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandifer Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandifer Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bluff Springs Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Osyka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chatawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chatawa is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Smithburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smithburg is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Bacots
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bacots is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Holmesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holmesville is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Bear Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bear Town is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Tangipahoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McComb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Huron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Gillsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Wilmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- McElveen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Fluker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stoney Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Tylertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Topisaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Topisaw is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Franklinton
(19 miles [30.6 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 Ard 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 Ard 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 start with 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 Ard 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 Ard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709873 (Ard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709873 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: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Osyka
- Location given for Ard Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0396229 Lon: -90.4037058
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ard 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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