A visit to the Broadus 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 Broadus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Broadus Cemetery:
30.6469, -89.1050
The Broadus Cemetery is located in Harrison County<1>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Gulfport. Gulfport lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south of the Broadus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Broadus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Broadus Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Broadus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Noll Johnson Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saucier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Diamond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Success Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doss Wedgeworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wedgeworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armes Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Torries Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Yellow Fever Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yellow Fever Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Fever Cemetery
- D.C. Wedgeworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broadus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Broadus Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadus Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Broadus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Broadus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saucier
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wortham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wiggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Gulfport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Smith Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Latimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gulfport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mississippi City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- D'Iberville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Necaise
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Long Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Biloxi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Gulf Hills
(21 miles [33.8 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 Broadus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Broadus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biloxi
- Gulfport
- Long Beach
- McHenry
- Mississippi City
- Ocean Springs
- Pass Christian
- Wiggins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Broadus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Broadus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #692710 (Broadus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #692710 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Airey
- Location given for Broadus Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6474148 Lon: -89.1044882
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broadus Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |