A visit to the Little Black Creek 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 Little Black Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Black Creek Cemetery:
31.0321, -89.4640
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Black Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Black Creek Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Purvis. Purvis lies just to the north northeast of the Little Black Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Little Black Creek 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 Little Black Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Black Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Samuel Slade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Samuel Slade Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Slade Cemetery
- Slade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- Seneca Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Seneca Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Cemetery
- Lumberton City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Byrd Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Line Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Line Cemetery
- Talowah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Talowah Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talowah Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Rouse Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rouse Field Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Field Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Ladner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ladner Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner Cemetery
- Slade MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade MB Church Cemetery
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slade Cemetery
- Slade Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62832 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Felix Ladner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Felix Ladner Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Ladner Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Redmond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Redmond Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Cemetery
- Landrum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum Cemetery
- Battson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Battson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battson Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Entrekin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Entrekin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrekin Cemetery
- Myrtle Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove Cemetery
- Fillingame Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fillingame Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillingame Cemetery
- Coal Town Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Coal Town Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Town Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Little Black Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Black Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wells Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Lumberton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Purvis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Poplarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pinebur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- McLaurin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Juniper Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Twin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- West Hattiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Angie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <6>
- Wiggins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hattiesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varnado
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Petal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Little Black Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Black Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogalusa
- Columbia
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Little Black Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Poplarville
- Wiggins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Little Black Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Little Black Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707458 (Little Black Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707458 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lumberton
- Location given for Little Black Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0321266 Lon: -89.4639543
- 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 Lamar, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Black Creek 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |