A visit to the Big Antioch 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 Big Antioch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Antioch Cemetery:
31.1738, -90.9526
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Antioch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Antioch Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Big Antioch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Big Antioch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Mayhall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mayhall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhall Cemetery
- William Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The William Huff Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Huff Cemetery
- Caston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Caston Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caston Cemetery
- Frith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Frith Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frith Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Bryant - Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Gloster Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lusk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
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- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Causey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Causey Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Cemetery
- Hazelwood - Causey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Bonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bonds Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
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 Big Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bewelcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Gloster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- O'Neil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Whitaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Rosetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Brookside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Norwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Knoxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Wilkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Glading
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
- Chipola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- White Apple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Gillsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Bude
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Big Antioch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Antioch 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 Big Antioch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Big Antioch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705018 (Big Antioch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705018 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bewelcome
- Location given for Big Antioch Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1737857 Lon: -90.9526028
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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 Amite, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Antioch 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |