A visit to the Durham 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 Durham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Durham Cemetery:
31.2593, -90.8693
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Durham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Durham Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the south southeast of the Durham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Durham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Durham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Jonathan Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jonathan Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Day Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whittington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Butler - Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Richard Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Whittington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Graves Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- William Frith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Browder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- John McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The John McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John McGehee Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- O'Neil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Bewelcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Brookside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Gloster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Crosby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Glading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McElveen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Eddiceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Troy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- White Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Gillsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- McCall Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Durham 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 Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Durham 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 Durham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693142 (Durham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693142 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: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Busy Corner
- Location given for Durham Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2593403 Lon: -90.8692695
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Durham 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. |