A visit to the Gandy 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 Gandy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gandy Cemetery:
31.8143, -88.5870
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gandy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gandy Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Gandy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gandy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gandy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gandy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Billie Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Billie Field Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Field Cemetery
- Chaparral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chaparral Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Stagg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Matherville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Matherville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Scotch Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Levy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Levy Cemetery
- Jehu Oscar Everitt Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shubuta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shubuta Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta Cemetery
- Boice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Boice Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice Cemetery
- Eudora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Eudora Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora Cemetery
- Big Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Rock Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Cemetery
- White Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Menasco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Menasco Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasco Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gandy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Matherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Gin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Emory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Shubuta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Isney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Melvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Aquilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Okatuppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Whistler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Silas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bolinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Souwilpa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Robinsons Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Gilbertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Chicora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Quitman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toxey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Cullomburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Needham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Healing Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
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 Gandy 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 Gandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Clara lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Gandy Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Quitman
- 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 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 Gandy 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 Gandy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670310 (Gandy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670310 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: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matherville
- Location given for Gandy Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8143232 Lon: -88.5869778
- 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 '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- Gandy 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. |
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