A visit to the Atkinson 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 Atkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atkinson Cemetery:
31.8027, -88.6517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the south of the Atkinson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Atkinson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Atkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Billie Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Billie Field Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Field Cemetery
- Chaparral Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Chaparral Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Cemetery
- Boice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Boice Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Shubuta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shubuta Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta Cemetery
- Menasco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Menasco Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasco Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Waller Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Waller Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Ridge Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stagg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Matherville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Matherville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville Cemetery
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Levy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Levy Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Heard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Sandhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sandhill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Cemetery
- Eudora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Eudora Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora Cemetery
- Jehu Oscar Everitt Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Atkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shubuta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Matherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Gin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whistler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Isney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Melvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Clara
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Aquilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Robinsons Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Chicora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Okatuppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Stafford Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Bolinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Souwilpa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Silas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Vossburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Gilbertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Atkinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Quitman
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Atkinson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Atkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666418 (Atkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666418 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shubuta
- Location given for Atkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8026571 Lon: -88.6517037
- 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 Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atkinson 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. |