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A visit to the Bay Creek 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 Bay Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bay Creek 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 Bay Creek Cemetery

Lat:   31.1730°   (31° 10' 22")

Lon:   -89.5731°   (-89° 34' 23")

The Bay Creek Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.

The county seat for Lamar County is located in Purvis. Purvis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bay Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bay Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pinebur Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinebur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinebur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinebur Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Baxterville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxterville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baxterville Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Entrekin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Entrekin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Entrekin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Entrekin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Hartfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartfield Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Oloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Enon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Coal Town Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coal Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coal Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coal Town Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Dickens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dickens Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Dickens Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickens Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260340 <6>
    • Midway Cemetery #1
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery #1
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Midway Cemetery #1. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Midway Cemetery #1 is located in Lamar County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Midway Cemetery #1 is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60933 <6>
    • Midway Cemetery #2
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery #2
      • The Midway Cemetery #2 is located in Lamar County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Midway Cemetery #2 is a large cemetery that is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60935 <6>
    • Midway Cemetery #3
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery #3
      • The Midway Cemetery #3 is located in Lamar County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Midway Cemetery #3 is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60934 <6>
    • Sanford - Warden Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford - Warden Family Cemetery
      • The Sanford - Warden Family Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sanford - Warden Family Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260166 <6>
    • Tolar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tolar Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Baylis Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baylis Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baylis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baylis Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Cook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Howard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Bounds Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bounds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bounds Cemetery is located in Lamar County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bay Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Pinebur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Pinebur is located in Marion County
  • Purvis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
    • Purvis is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <7>
  • Wells Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
    • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
  • Lumberton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <7>
  • West Hattiesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
    • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sumrall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hattiesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Angie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
    • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <7>
  • Expose
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Expose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
    • Expose is located in Marion County
  • McLaurin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
  • Lux
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
    • Lux is located in Covington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Carnes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
      • Carnes is located in Forrest County
    • Petal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
      • Petal is located in Forrest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <7>
    • Goss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Marion County
    • Poplarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
      • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <7>
    • Varnado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <7>
    • Bassfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
      • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Kokomo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Goodluck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
      • Goodluck is located in Forrest 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 Bay Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bay Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Bay Creek 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 Bay Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #707448  (Bay Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #707448 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: Baxterville NE
    • County: Lamar         Elev: 79
    • Location given for GNIS #707448 (Bay Creek Cemetery)

The official website for Lamar County: www.lamarcounty.com/

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 Lamar, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bay Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1730, Longitude: -89.5731       In this case, the coordinates for the Bay Creek 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>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.
<7>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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