A visit to the Boice 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 Boice Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boice Cemetery:
31.7482, -88.6617
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boice 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 Boice Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boice Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Boice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Waynesboro Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro Cemetery
- Billie Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Billie Field Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Field Cemetery
- Waller Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Waller Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Ridge Cemetery
- Mozingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- Eudora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eudora Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora Cemetery
- Menasco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Menasco Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasco Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery 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 (10 more) ...
- Gandy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Chaparral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chaparral Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The West Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Shady Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183835 <5>
- Dyess Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dyess Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Cemetery
- Shubuta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Shubuta Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta Cemetery
- Sandhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandhill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Philadelphus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Philadelphus Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Boice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waynesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shubuta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Whistler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Matherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Clara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Gin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Isney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Chicora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Aquilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- De Soto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Melvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Copeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Silas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bolinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Stafford Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Healing Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Souwilpa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Okatuppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Vossburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Quitman
(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 Boice 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 Boice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Quitman
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Boice 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 Boice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #667400 (Boice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667400 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: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waynesboro
- Location given for Boice Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7482146 Lon: -88.6617034
- 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 '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- Boice 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. |