A visit to the Dyess 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 Dyess Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dyess Cemetery:
31.6379, -88.6923
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dyess Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dyess Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the northeast of the Dyess Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dyess Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Dyess Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dyess Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Mozingo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- Waynesboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Waynesboro Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro Cemetery
- Mozingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Shady Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183835 <5>
- Shirley Place Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lowery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Powe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Powe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powe Cemetery
- Boice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Boice Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arrington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Boyles Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dyess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dyess Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Waynesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Chicora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Shubuta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Copeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Aquilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Isney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Matherville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Carson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- State Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Emory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Gin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Healing Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Bothwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Millry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ovett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Yellow Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Barlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Sandersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
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 Dyess Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dyess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dyess Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Dyess Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #669538 (Dyess Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #669538 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waynesboro
- Location given for Dyess Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6379396 Lon: -88.6922605
- 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 Wayne, 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 from Point A (ie- Dyess 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |