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A visit to the Kivisto 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 Kivisto Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kivisto Cemetery:

30.4513, -88.4436

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kivisto Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Kivisto Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Pascagoula. Pascagoula lies just to the southwest of the Kivisto Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kivisto Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Kivisto Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kivisto Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Orange Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
  • Dees Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Dees Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Grand Bay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Grand Bay Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
  • Forts Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Forts Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts Lake Cemetery
  • Mormon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mormon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
  • First MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The First MB Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First MB Church Cemetery
    • The First MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59303 <5>
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Macpelah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Macpelah Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macpelah Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Macpelah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pascagoula.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1448209 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Piner McGrew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Piner McGrew Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piner McGrew Cemetery
    • Wolf Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge Cemetery
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson County Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jackson County Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson County Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Pascagoula.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60897 <5>
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
    • Old Spanish Fort Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tates Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Tates Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tates Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kivisto Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kivisto Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Orange Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Helena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Helena is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Moss Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Escatawpa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Grand Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eastside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastside is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
  • Coll Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
  • Pascagoula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Big Point is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
  • Bayou La Batre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Elmo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Hickory Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Martin Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
    • Gautier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Coden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Irvington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hurley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Vancleave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountainebleau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
    • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou

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 Kivisto Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kivisto Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Kivisto Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Jackson 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 Kivisto Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #672198  (Kivisto Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672198 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: Jackson
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kreole
      • Location given for Kivisto Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4513096     Lon: -88.4436234
      • 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 Jackson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kivisto 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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