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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Durham Cemetery

Lat:   31.2610°   (31° 15' 39")

Lon:   -90.8729°   (-90° 52' 22")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Jonathan Day Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonathan Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonathan Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jonathan Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Forman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forman Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stubbs - Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stubbs - Carter Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • King Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Whittington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Butler - Short Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler - Short Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler - Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler - Short Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Richard Anderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richard Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richard Anderson Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • McGehee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGehee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Wilkinson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Deer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deer Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Whittington Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Graves Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Graves Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graves Chapel Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • William Frith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Frith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William Frith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The William Frith Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Browder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Browder Cemetery is located in Amite County
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Bewelcome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bewelcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
    • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
  • Brookside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Brookside is located in Amite County
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Gloster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
    • Gloster is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <6>
  • Mount Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
  • Crosby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Thompson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Amite County
  • Bude
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
    • Bude is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <6>
  • Meadville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Rosetta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
    • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
  • Glading
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • Glading is located in Amite County
  • Centreville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • McElveen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
    • Knoxville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
    • Garden City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Franklin County
    • Huron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Amite County
    • Eddiceton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • White Apple
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Apple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
      • White Apple is located in Franklin County
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Gillsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
    • McCall Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
      • Roxie is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <6>
    • Whitaker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
      • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
    • Woodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Wilkinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
      • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County

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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 John Durham Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #705054 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Busy Corner
    • County: Amite         Elev: 122
    • Location given for GNIS #705054 (John Durham Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the John Durham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2610, Longitude: -90.8729       In this case, the coordinates for the John Durham Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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