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. 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 Gordon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gordon Cemetery:
32.5487, -88.5131
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Gordon Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Gordon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gordon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale Cemetery
- Lauderdale Springs Confederate - Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Segars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Segars Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segars Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Anna York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Anna York Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna York Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Enondale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Enondale Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pack Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Daleville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Lockhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Smith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Porterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Daleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Cuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Sucarnoochee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Boyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Vimville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Electric Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Meridian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hookston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Whynot
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Kinterbish
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
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 Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gordon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Livingston
- Marion
- Meridian
- Scooba
- York
- York lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Gordon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 Gordon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Gordon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670534 (Gordon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670534 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lauderdale
- Location given for Gordon Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5487489 Lon: -88.5130939
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gordon 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. |