A visit to the Magnolia Memorial Gardens ...
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 Magnolia Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Magnolia Memorial Gardens:
31.3193, -89.3709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Magnolia Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Magnolia Memorial Gardens is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Purvis. Purvis lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Magnolia Memorial Gardens .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Magnolia Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Magnolia Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Forest Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Forest Memorial Park is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Park
- Hartfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hartfield Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield Cemetery
- Old Eaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Eaton Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eaton Cemetery
- Richburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Richburg Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Richburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Richburg Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Roseland Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Rawls Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Bellvue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bellvue Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvue Cemetery
- Grantham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Quick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Quick Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Cemetery
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 Magnolia Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Magnolia Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- West Hattiesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Petal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Sanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Purvis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodluck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Sumrall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McLaurin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Seminary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Melba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Wells Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lumberton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ovett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Ellisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Carnes
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Kola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Wingate
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Collins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Bassfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
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 Magnolia Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Magnolia Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Magnolia Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Richton
- Williamsburg
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 Magnolia Memorial Gardens:
- 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 Magnolia Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673081 (Magnolia Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673081 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: 76 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hattiesburg
- Location given for Magnolia Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 31.3193411 Lon: -89.3708971
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Magnolia Memorial Gardens) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |