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:
31.2957, -90.6087
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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Garner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Garner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parsons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Fenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fenn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn Cemetery
- Pate - Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hampton Burris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Gerald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weathersby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hewitt Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Marsalis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marsalis Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Tangipahoa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tangipahoa Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangipahoa Cemetery
- Whittington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McElveen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- McComb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Bear Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Norfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Huron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bacots
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- McCall Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- O'Neil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Chatawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Eddiceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Gillsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Holmesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Wellman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Cobbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Bude
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Topisaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
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.
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Meadville
- Summit
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 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 #685270 (Garner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685270 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: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Garner Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2957304 Lon: -90.6087116
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |