A visit to the James Anderson 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 James Anderson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James Anderson Cemetery:
31.1238, -91.0445
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James Anderson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James Anderson Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the James Anderson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the James Anderson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Anderson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Brandt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brandt Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Winans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Winans Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winans Cemetery
- Centreville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Centreville Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Tatum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tatum Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Smiley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smiley Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Cemetery
- Caston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Caston Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caston Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee 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 James Anderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James Anderson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gloster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Bewelcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Crosby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Rosetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wilkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- O'Neil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Turnbull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Rogillioville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Chipola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
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 James Anderson 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 James Anderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Gloster
- Jackson
- Wilson
- Wilson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the James Anderson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Woodville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 James Anderson 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 James Anderson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685304 (James Anderson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685304 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: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centreville
- Location given for James Anderson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1237862 Lon: -91.0445486
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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 'straight-line' (or 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- James Anderson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |