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A visit to the Gordon Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Gordon Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gordon Cemetery

Lat:   31.1913°   (31° 11' 28")

Lon:   -90.6154°   (-90° 36' 55")

The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.

The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Gordon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Gordon Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gordon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Quin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quin Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Felder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Felder Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Barron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barron Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Brown Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Chapel Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Garner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garner Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Rose Bower Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Bower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Bower Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • East Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Fork Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Robinson - McElvin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson - McElvin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson - McElvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson - McElvin Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Glading Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glading Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glading Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glading Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Butler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Hewitt Gordon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hewitt Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Keith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keith Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Gardner - McKnight Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner - McKnight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner - McKnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gardner - McKnight Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Johns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johns Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Chandler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Cockerham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockerham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cockerham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cockerham Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Bostic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bostic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bostic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bostic Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Webb Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webb Chapel Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Honea Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honea Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Newman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Carter - Powell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter - Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter - Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter - Powell Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • McCay Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCay Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • DeKane Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeKane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeKane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The DeKane Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Powell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Everett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Everett Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Robertson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Amite County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gordon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gordon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McElveen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
    • McElveen is located in Amite County
  • Glading
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • Glading is located in Amite County
  • Thompson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Amite County
  • Huron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Amite County
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bear Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Bear Town is located in Pike County
  • McComb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Gillsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
    • Chatawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
      • Chatawa is located in Pike County
    • Mount Olive
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
    • Brookside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • Bacots
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • Osyka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
      • Osyka is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <6>

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 Gordon 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 Gordon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Kentwood
  • Magnolia
  • McComb
    • McComb lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Gordon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McComb.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • Osyka
    • Osyka lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Gordon 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Gordon Cemetery:

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 Gordon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #685279  (Gordon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #685279 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lake Tangipahoa
    • County: Amite         Elev: 106
    • Location given for GNIS #685279 (Gordon Cemetery)

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

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gordon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1913, Longitude: -90.6154       In this case, the coordinates for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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