A visit to the Herlong 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 Herlong Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Herlong Cemetery:
31.8043, -90.7884
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Herlong Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Herlong Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Port Gibson. Port Gibson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Herlong Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Herlong Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Herlong Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Herlong Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trevillion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Trevillion Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevillion Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Segrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hedrich Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrich Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Singletary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Singletary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singletary Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelton Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of Hazlehurst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62726 <5>
- Sarepta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
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- Weeks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Homeless Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Homeless Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeless Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Cherry Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Farm Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Farm Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nelson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Herlong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Herlong Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Caseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Red Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Bowerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Saint Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Harriston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Myles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Port Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Willows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Glancy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Carpenter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Ingleside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Rocky Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Eddiceton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- McCall Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cobbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Westside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Hamburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- New Sight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Martinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Grand Gulf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
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 Herlong Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Herlong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayette
- Grand Gulf
- Hamburg
- Hazlehurst
- Meadville
- Port Gibson
- Utica
- Utica lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Herlong Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
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 Herlong Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Herlong Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693452 (Herlong Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693452 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McBride
- Location given for Herlong Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8043294 Lon: -90.788434
- 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 Claiborne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Herlong 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. |
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