A visit to the John Durham 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 John Durham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Durham Cemetery:
31.2610, -90.8729
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the John Durham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The John Durham Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the south southeast of the John Durham 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]<3> of the John Durham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Jonathan Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jonathan Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Day Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Whittington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Butler - Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Richard Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Deer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Deer Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Whittington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Graves Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- William Frith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill 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 John Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- O'Neil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Bewelcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Brookside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Gloster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Crosby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Glading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McElveen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Eddiceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- White Apple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Troy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Gillsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- McCall Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 John Durham 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 John Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 John Durham 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 John Durham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705054 (John Durham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705054 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: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Busy Corner
- Location given for John Durham Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2610068 Lon: -90.8728806
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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 '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- John Durham 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. |