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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Macpelah Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Macpelah Cemetery (FG ID #1448209)

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 Macpelah Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   30.3853°   (30° 23' 7")

Lon:   -88.5287°   (-88° 31' 43")

The cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

As an estimate, the Macpelah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pascagoula.

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

Establishment of the Macpelah Cemetery ...

The Macpelah Cemetery was established in 1890.

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 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 Macpelah Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Jackson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Macpelah Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

    • Pascagoula
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Moss Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Point
      • Moss Point is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Point <4>
    • Escatawpa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
      • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
    • Orange Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
      • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Helena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Jackson County
    • Gautier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gautier have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gautier
      • Gautier is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gautier <4>
    • Hickory Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Martin Bluff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
      • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
    • Coll Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coll Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
      • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
    • Fountainebleau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
      • Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
    • Grand Bay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay
      • Grand Bay is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Bay <4>
    • Gulf Park Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Park Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
      • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Big Point
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
        • Big Point is located in Jackson County
      • Vancleave
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocean Springs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
        • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <4>
      • Bayou La Batre
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou La Batre have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou La Batre
        • Bayou La Batre is located in Mobile County (AL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,457 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayou La Batre <4>
      • Coden
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coden
        • Coden is located in Mobile County (AL)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coden <4>
      • Wade
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wade have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
        • Wade is located in Jackson County
      • Brewton ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
        • Brewton is located in Jackson County
        • Brewton has also been known as:
        • Brewer's Bluff
      • Saint Elmo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
        • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Gulf Hills
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
        • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson 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 Macpelah 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 Macpelah Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Macpelah Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Old Spanish Fort Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Spanish Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Spanish Fort Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Spanish Fort Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pascagoula Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1931339 <1>
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Memorial Gardens is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    • First MB Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The First MB Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • The First MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First MB Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59303 <1>
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Grove Cemetery
    • Pinecrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinecrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinecrest Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Kivisto Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kivisto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kivisto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kivisto Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Mormon Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mormon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mormon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Cemetery
      • Martin Bluff Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Martin Bluff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Bluff Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Hudson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
      • Dees Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dees Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dees Cemetery
      • Wolf Ridge Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Ridge Cemetery

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

    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 Macpelah Cemetery:

    The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.ms.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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 '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 Macpelah Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3853, Longitude: -88.5287    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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