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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. 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 Byrd Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.5246°   (31° 31' 28")

Lon:   -90.9709°   (-90° 58' 15")

The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies just to the southeast of the Byrd Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Seab Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seab Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seab Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seab Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Smiley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smiley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Bedford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bedford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Old Beech Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Beech Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Prophet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prophet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prophet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prophet Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Hegan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hegan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Oldenburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldenburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldenburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oldenburg Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • King Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Dupree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dupree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dupree Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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    • Campbell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Townsel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Townsel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Sixteen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixteen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixteen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Greendale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greendale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greendale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Holly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Roxie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roxie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roxie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roxie Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Dorsey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Owens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Ford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Mulkey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulkey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mulkey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Bleecker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bleecker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bleecker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bleecker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Meadville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meadville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Sullivan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Legett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Legett Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.

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

  • Roxie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
    • Roxie is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <5>
  • Meadville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
  • White Apple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Apple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
    • White Apple is located in Franklin County
  • Bude
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
    • Bude is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <5>
  • Eddiceton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
    • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
  • Knoxville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
  • Garden City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Franklin County
  • Harriston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fayette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
  • Rosetta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
    • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
  • McCall Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jeannette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeannette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
      • Jeannette is located in Adams County
    • Crosby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Lick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Selma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Adams County
    • Mount Olive
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
    • Washington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Adams County
    • Brookside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • Bewelcome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bewelcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
      • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
    • Caseyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln 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 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.

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:

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 #692791  (Byrd Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #692791 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: Kirby
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 90
    • Location given for GNIS #692791 (Byrd Cemetery)

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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Byrd Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5246, Longitude: -90.9709       In this case, the coordinates for the Byrd 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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