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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Courtenay Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Courtenay Cemetery

Lat:   30.3393°   (30° 20' 21")

Lon:   -89.2022°   (-89° 12' 7")

The Courtenay Cemetery is located in Harrison County<1>.

The county seat for Harrison County is located in Gulfport. Gulfport lies just to the east northeast of the Courtenay Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Courtenay Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Harrison County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Courtenay Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Courtenay Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Courtenay Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Long Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
    • Pass Christian
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Saint Louis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
      • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <4>
    • Gulfport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Gulfport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
      • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Mississippi City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
      • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
    • Diamondhead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
      • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <4>
    • Waveland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
      • Waveland is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <4>
    • Lyman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Harrison County
    • Shoreline Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
      • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
    • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
      • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
    • Beauvoir
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
      • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Coalville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
        • Coalville is located in Harrison County
      • Kiln
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lakeshore
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
        • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
      • Wool Market
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
        • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
        • Wool Market has also been known as:
        • Woolmarket
      • Wortham
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
        • Wortham is located in Harrison County
      • Biloxi
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
        • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <4>
      • D'Iberville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
        • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <4>

    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 Courtenay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Courtenay Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Courtenay Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Courtenay Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Beach City Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Baptist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
    • Trinity Episopal Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quarles Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Quarles Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quarles Cemetery
    • Gulf Pines Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Delisle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Delisle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Delisle Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • The Delisle Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Delisle Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delisle Cemetery
    • Conn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Conn Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conn Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Rocky Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Evergreen Garden Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Rest Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jones Memorial Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Monroe Memorial Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden of Memory Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garden of Memory Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memory Cemetery
      • Mississippi City Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • The Mississippi City Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • The Mississippi City Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Mississippi City Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mississippi City Cemetery
      • Turkey Creek Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Courtenay Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #668881  (Courtenay Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #668881 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pass Christian
      • County: Harrison         Elev: 6
      • Location given for GNIS #668881 (Courtenay Cemetery)

    The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Courtenay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3393, Longitude: -89.2022    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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