A visit to the Dye Cemetery ...
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 Dye Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dye Cemetery
Lat: 30.6047° (30° 36' 16")
Lon: -89.1755° (-89° 10' 31")
The Dye Cemetery is located in Harrison County<1>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Gulfport. Gulfport lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Dye Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dye Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dye Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Armes Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Doss Wedgeworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Galilee Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ollie Ladner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Torries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lizana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ladner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gullett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierre - Saucier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Saucier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noll Johnson Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- D.C. Wedgeworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collins - McDuffie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Bond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barney Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Broadus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Dye Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dye Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Saucier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wortham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Howison
- From the Dye Cemetery to Howison
- Lyman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McHenry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Gulfport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Coalville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Necaise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Long Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- Gulfport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Smith Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Mississippi City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wiggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Wiggins is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <7>
- Diamondhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- Beauvoir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- D'Iberville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- Latimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kiln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pass Christian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Biloxi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
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 Dye 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 Dye Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Saint Louis
- Biloxi
- Gulfport
- Long Beach
- McHenry
- Mississippi City
- Pass Christian
- Wiggins
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 websites either 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 Dye 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 ...
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 Dye Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705413 (Dye Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #705413 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: Wortham
- County: Harrison Elev: 28
- Location given for GNIS #705413 (Dye Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dye Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6047, Longitude: -89.1755 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |