A visit to the DeKane 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 DeKane Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the DeKane Cemetery:
31.1810, -90.5332
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the DeKane Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The DeKane Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies just to the east southeast of the DeKane Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the DeKane Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the DeKane Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from DeKane Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Carter - Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spinks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Spinks Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Cemetery
- Harrell - Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Sabine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sabine Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabine Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Guy Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Quin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Quin Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quin Cemetery
- Quin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Quin Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quin Cemetery
- Rose Bower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Bower Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bower Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Unity Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Osby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Osby Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osby Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Cooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cooks Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Josiah Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Josiah Powell Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josiah Powell Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Lane - Lenoir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lane - Lenoir Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane - Lenoir Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- The Magnolia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Magnolia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60639 <5>
- Lenoir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lenoir Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the DeKane Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from DeKane Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McElveen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Town is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Glading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- McComb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Chatawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chatawa is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bacots
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bacots is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Gillsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Osyka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Holmesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Brookside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Kentwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Smithburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Topisaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Topisaw is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
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 DeKane Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The DeKane Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the DeKane Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- 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 DeKane Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 DeKane Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #669160 (DeKane Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669160 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Tangipahoa
- Location given for DeKane Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1810099 Lon: -90.5331546
- 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 Pike, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- DeKane 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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