A visit to the Byrd - Helveston 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 - Helveston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byrd - Helveston Cemetery:
30.8041, -88.6606
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byrd - Helveston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byrd - Helveston Cemetery is located in George County<2>.
The county seat for George County is located in Lucedale. Lucedale lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Byrd - Helveston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Byrd - Helveston 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 Byrd - Helveston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd - Helveston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Old Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- New Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Antioch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Antioch Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Byrd - Helveston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd - Helveston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Americus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Agricola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lucedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Bexley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Wade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Hurley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Wilmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vancleave
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Big Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Coll Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McLain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Brown Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Hillman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Semmes
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Latimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Hickory Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Leakesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Escatawpa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
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 - Helveston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byrd - Helveston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gautier
- Leakesville
- Lucedale
- Moss Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Byrd - Helveston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to George 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 - Helveston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #690700 (Byrd-Helveston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690700 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: George
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Basin
- Location given for Byrd-Helveston Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.804078 Lon: -88.6605818
- 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 George, 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 - Helveston 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |