A visit to the Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byrd Cemetery:
31.4743, -90.7584
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies just to the west of the Byrd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Byrd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- McGee Burnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McGee Burnett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Burnett Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Eddicetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eddicetown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddicetown Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- O Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The O Zion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O Zion Cemetery
- Judge Thomas Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Byrds Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrds Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Bude.
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61256 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eddiceton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- McCall Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bude
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Brookside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Cobbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- O'Neil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Caseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Norfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Roxie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- White Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Brookhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Hamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Bewelcome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- McElveen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Rosetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Crosby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Bowerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
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 Byrd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookhaven
- Hamburg
- Meadville
- Summit
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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #692790 (Byrd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #692790 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bude
- Location given for Byrd Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.474339 Lon: -90.7584342
- 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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Byrd 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. |