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:
31.2924, -91.0637
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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the McDowell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDowell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McDowell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDowell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crosby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Berryhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Berryhill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill Cemetery
- Freewoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Freewoods Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewoods Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Campbellite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Royal Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Royal Chapel Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Homer Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Homer Hill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Hill Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Gloster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63346 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Old Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shurin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shurin Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shurin Cemetery
- Cassels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cassels Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassels Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Hammack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammack Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McDowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDowell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crosby
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosetta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Knoxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Gloster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bewelcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- O'Neil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Wilkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- White Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Roxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Bude
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Whitaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Brookside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Hamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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
- Hamburg
- Meadville
- Washington
- Woodville
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 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 #705062 (McDowell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705062 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: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crosby
- Location given for McDowell Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2923938 Lon: -91.0637155
- 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 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 drawn 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> | 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. |