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:
30.6307, -88.7667
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Pascagoula. Pascagoula lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southeast 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Byrd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ladner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ladner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ramsey Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Creek Cemetery
- Seymour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Seymour Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Krohn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Krohn Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krohn Cemetery
- Camellia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The New Fayard Methodist Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Fayard Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Latimer.
- The New Fayard Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Fayard UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160864 <5>
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 Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Vancleave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Latimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Wade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Americus ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- D'Iberville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Gulf Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Hickory Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Ocean Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coll Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Gulf Park Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
- Fountainebleau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Gautier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coalville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Biloxi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Escatawpa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Agricola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biloxi
- Gautier
- Ocean Springs
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 helpful 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 Jackson 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 #692789 (Byrd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #692789 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vestry
- Location given for Byrd Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6307493 Lon: -88.7666952
- 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 Jackson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |