A visit to the Garner 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 Garner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garner Cemetery:
31.1593, -90.6379
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garner Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Garner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Garner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson - McElvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glading Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Glading Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading Cemetery
- Burris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Cockerham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cockerham Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockerham Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Bostic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bostic Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic Cemetery
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Chapel Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Chapel Cemetery
- Honea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Honea Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Young - Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Fork Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Newman - Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
- Gardner - McKnight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Moses Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Monroe - Brumfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tickfaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tickfaw Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickfaw Cemetery
- Lea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Cemetery
- Brabham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brabham Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brabham Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Rose Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Bower Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bower Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glading
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- McElveen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Huron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Gillsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chatawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Bear Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- McComb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osyka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bacots
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Kentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Troy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Bewelcome
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
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 Garner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Greensburg
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Garner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Garner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685271 (Garner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685271 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peoria
- Location given for Garner Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1593431 Lon: -90.637878
- 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 Amite, 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 from Point A (ie- Garner 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. |