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Introduction

Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Gillis Burkett Cemetery.

Just a reminder ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gillis Burkett Cemetery. For information of that nature, we recommend you visit Find-A-Grave's entry for the Gillis Burkett Cemetery (FG ID #59490). <1>

List of Neighboring Communities ...

Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Gillis Burkett Cemetery. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.

  • Hattiesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Petal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <3>
  • Goodluck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
  • West Hattiesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
    • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
  • McLaurin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
  • Purvis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
    • Purvis is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <3>
  • New Augusta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
    • New Augusta is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <3>
  • Lux
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Lux is located in Covington County
  • Wingate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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    • Wingate is located in Perry County
  • Ovett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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    • Ovett is located in Jones County
  • Richton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sumrall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Carnes
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
  • Beaumont
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Wells Town
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
    • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
  • Lumberton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <3>
  • Ellisville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Seminary
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
    • Seminary is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <3>
  • Antioch
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
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    • Antioch is located in Jones County
  • Mulberry
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
  • Pinebur
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Pinebur is located in Marion County
  • McLain
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
    • McLain is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Kola
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
    • Kola is located in Covington County
  • Laurel
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gillis Burkett Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2838, Longitude: -89.2508    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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