A visit to the Kirland 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 Kirland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirland Cemetery:
31.4624, -89.1939
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kirland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kirland Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Kirland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kirland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Kirland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coltins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Coltins Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltins Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Morriston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morriston Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morriston Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Odoms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Odoms Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odoms Cemetery
- Runnels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Runnels Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnels Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairchild Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
- Eastabuchie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Leeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Leeville Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Leeville Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Edmonson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Heidelberg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Heidelberg Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kirland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodluck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Ellisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ovett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Hattiesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Sanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- West Hattiesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Service
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Seminary
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Soso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- McLaurin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- New Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Sumrall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wingate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Errata
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Kola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Amy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
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 Kirland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kirland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Kirland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Richton
- Sandersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Kirland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Kirland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672194 (Kirland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672194 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barrontown
- Location given for Kirland Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.462392 Lon: -89.1939478
- 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 Jones, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kirland 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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