A visit to the Founders 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 Founders Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Founders Cemetery:
31.1221, -90.1393
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Founders Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Founders Cemetery is located in Walthall County<2>.
The county seat for Walthall County is located in Tylertown. Tylertown lies just to the south southwest of the Founders Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Founders Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Founders Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Founders Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tylertown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tylertown Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Elisha Holmes Sr. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Elisha Thornhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Elisha Crawford Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Ard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ard Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ard Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Obed Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Obed Magee Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed Magee Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Knoxo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Knoxo Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxo Cemetery
- Foil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Foil Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Stogner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stogner Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stogner Cemetery
- Jessie C Fortenberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oral Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Founders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Founders Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tylertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kokomo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Holmesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Topisaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Sartinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Bacots
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Sunny Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Verna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Franklinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chatawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McComb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Osyka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Angie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
- Twin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Expose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Goss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Tilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Stoney Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Summit
(22 miles [35.4 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 Founders Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walthall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Founders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Founders Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Founders Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Walthall 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 Founders Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709246 (Founders Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709246 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: Walthall
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tylertown
- Location given for Founders Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1221229 Lon: -90.1392553
- 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 Walthall, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Founders 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. |