A visit to the Cain 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 Cain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cain Cemetery:
31.3813, -90.6926
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cain Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bowlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Cemetery
- Beam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beam Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Cemetery
- Westbrook Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Wactor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wactor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wactor Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Cruise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cruise Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Cemetery
- Wroten & Carraway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Harrell - Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Thompson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McCall Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- McElveen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Norfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Meadville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Glading
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Bear Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bewelcome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
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 Cain 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 Cain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookhaven
- Gloster
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Meadville
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cain 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 Cain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707563 (Cain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707563 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: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Springs
- Location given for Cain Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3812846 Lon: -90.6926009
- 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' (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- Cain 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. |