A visit to the Church of God 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 Church of God Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Church of God Cemetery:
31.3060, -90.6937
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Church of God Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Church of God Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Church of God Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Church of God Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Church of God Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Church of God Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Harrell - Kirkland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Wactor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wactor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wactor Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Weathersby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Westbrook Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Cruise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cruise Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Cemetery
- Wroten & Carraway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Moore Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Moore Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Marsalis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Marsalis Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hampton Burris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pate - Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fenn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fenn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn Cemetery
- Gerald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Church of God Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Church of God Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Brookside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McElveen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Glading
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- O'Neil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- McCall Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bear Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McComb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Norfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Meadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Gillsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Bacots
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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 Church of God Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Church of God Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Magnolia
- McComb
- McComb lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Church of God Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McComb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 Church of God Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Church of God Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685235 (Church of God Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685235 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithdale
- Location given for Church of God Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3060076 Lon: -90.6937126
- 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 Amite, 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- Church of God 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. |
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