A visit to the Grantham 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 Grantham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grantham Cemetery:
31.2827, -89.4451
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grantham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grantham Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Purvis. Purvis lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Grantham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grantham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Grantham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grantham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bellvue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellvue Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvue Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Bounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bounds Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Cemetery
- Old Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Eaton Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eaton Cemetery
- Rawles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rawles Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawles Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Hartfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hartfield Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield Cemetery
- Forest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forest Memorial Park is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Park
- Oral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oral Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Midway Cemetery #1 is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery #1
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Midway Cemetery #1 is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60933 <5>
- Dickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickens Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260340 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Midway Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Midway Cemetery #2 is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery #2
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Midway Cemetery #2 is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60935 <5>
- Midway Cemetery #3
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Midway Cemetery #3 is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery #3
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Midway Cemetery #3 is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60934 <5>
- Sanford - Warden Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sanford - Warden Family Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford - Warden Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sanford - Warden Family Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260166 <5>
- Hartfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hartfield Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield Cemetery
- Richburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Richburg Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg Cemetery
- Richburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Richburg Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg Cemetery
- Magnolia Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Grantham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grantham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Hattiesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Purvis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hattiesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Petal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumrall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Sanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- McLaurin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Melba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Goodluck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Pinebur
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Wells Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lumberton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seminary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carnes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bassfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
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 Grantham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grantham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Grantham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grantham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Grantham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670594 (Grantham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670594 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hattiesburg SW
- Location given for Grantham Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2826753 Lon: -89.445066
- 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 Lamar, 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- Grantham 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. |