A visit to the Entrekin 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 Entrekin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Entrekin Cemetery:
30.9855, -89.3109
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Entrekin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Entrekin Cemetery is located in Forrest County<2>.
The county seat for Forrest County is located in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north of the Entrekin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Entrekin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Entrekin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Entrekin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Battson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Battson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battson Cemetery
- Landrum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Seal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
- J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Bounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bounds Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Cemetery
- Granny Bounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Slade MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade MB Church Cemetery
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slade Cemetery
- Slade Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62832 <5>
- Redmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Redmond Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Cemetery
- Lott Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lott Smith Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Smith Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Rock Hill Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Entrekin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Entrekin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carnes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lumberton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wells Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Smith Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Purvis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wiggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McLaurin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Poplarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- McHenry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Hattiesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Howison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Goodluck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pinebur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Saucier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 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 Entrekin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Forrest County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Entrekin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Poplarville
- Wiggins
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 helpful 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 Entrekin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Forrest 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 Entrekin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693180 (Entrekin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693180 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: Forrest
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carnes
- Location given for Entrekin Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9854621 Lon: -89.3108936
- 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 Forrest, 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- Entrekin 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. |