A visit to the Griffin 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 Griffin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffin Cemetery:
30.9991, -89.1417
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griffin Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in New Augusta. New Augusta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Griffin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griffin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Griffin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- New York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Brooklyn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62074 <5>
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Batson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granny Bounds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
- Howard - Breland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bo Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bo Williams Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bo Williams Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Lott Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lott Smith Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Smith Cemetery
- Shadeville Park Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Landmark Missionary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brooklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carnes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Wiggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McLaurin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- New Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Wingate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Purvis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wells Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- McHenry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McLain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Hillsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Howison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Goodluck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Hattiesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Poplarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Petal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saucier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
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 Griffin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Griffin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Poplarville
- Richton
- Wiggins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693369 (Griffin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693369 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bond
- Location given for Griffin Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9990743 Lon: -89.1417207
- 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 Perry, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Griffin 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. |