A visit to the McDowell 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 McDowell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDowell Cemetery:
31.0857, -90.7470
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the north northwest of the McDowell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the McDowell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDowell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tobias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tobias Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- Lea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Fred Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Cockerham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cockerham Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockerham Cemetery
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- Bates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lilly Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Causey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Causey Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Maxwell Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Neilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Neilson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neilson Cemetery
- Stewart Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Wall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Wall Cemetery
- Monroe - Brumfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDowell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gillsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Glading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Troy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Chipola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- McElveen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Coleman Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Brookside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Bewelcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chatawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Kentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osyka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- O'Neil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Gloster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Centreville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bear Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
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 McDowell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Greensburg
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the McDowell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McDowell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 McDowell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685327 (McDowell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685327 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gillsburg
- Location given for McDowell Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0857327 Lon: -90.7470455
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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 Amite, 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- McDowell 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |