A visit to the Center Point 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 Center Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Point Cemetery:
31.4274, -90.6337
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Center Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Center Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Bowlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- The Beam Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Cemetery
- Ramah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ramah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bockles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bockles Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bockles Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Judge Thomas Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McGehee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Moak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moak Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moak Cemetery
- Lucien Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lucien Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucien Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Center Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- McCall Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Cobbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Eddiceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McComb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- O'Neil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- 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
- Caseyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Glading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Bacots
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
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 Center Point 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 Center Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookhaven
- 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 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 Center Point 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 Center Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #692869 (Center Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #692869 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: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Springs
- Location given for Center Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4273954 Lon: -90.6337108
- 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 from Point A (ie- Center Point 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. |