A visit to the Hampton Burris 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 Hampton Burris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hampton Burris Cemetery:
31.2796, -90.6357
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hampton Burris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hampton Burris Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hampton Burris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Hampton Burris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hampton Burris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fenn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn Cemetery
- Marsalis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Marsalis Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- Hewitt Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- Mars Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Pate - Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gerald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
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- Weathersby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- Harrell - Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cupit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cupit Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupit Cemetery
- Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hampton Burris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hampton Burris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
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- McElveen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Brookside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
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- Glading
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
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- O'Neil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
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- Bacots
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
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- McCall Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gillsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Chatawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Eddiceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bude
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
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 Hampton Burris 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 Hampton Burris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magnolia
- McComb
- McComb lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hampton Burris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McComb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
- Meadville
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hampton Burris 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 first visit 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 Hampton Burris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Hampton Burris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685286 (Hampton Burris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685286 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithdale
- Location given for Hampton Burris Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2796193 Lon: -90.6356566
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hampton Burris 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. |