A visit to the Dunn - Hefner 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 Dunn - Hefner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunn - Hefner Cemetery:
31.0607, -90.8909
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunn - Hefner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dunn - Hefner Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the northeast of the Dunn - Hefner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Dunn - Hefner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunn - Hefner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Duck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Duck Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Cemetery
- Morgan - Duck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Issac Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rainey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rainey Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
- William Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
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- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Agrippa Gayden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Causey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Causey Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Cemetery
- Smylie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smylie Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smylie Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Amite River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Amite River Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite River Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dunn - Hefner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunn - Hefner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Troy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Chipola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bewelcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Whitaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Coleman Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Gloster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Gillsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Glading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
- O'Neil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Brookside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Crosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McElveen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Greensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
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 Dunn - Hefner 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 Dunn - Hefner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Gloster
- Greensburg
- Wilson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Dunn - Hefner 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 Dunn - Hefner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685251 (Dunn-Hefner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685251 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: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berwick
- Location given for Dunn-Hefner Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0607326 Lon: -90.8909354
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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 '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- Dunn - Hefner 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |