A visit to the McGehee 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 McGehee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGehee Cemetery:
31.2332, -90.8468
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the south southeast of the McGehee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McGehee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the McGehee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGehee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Butler - Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whittington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mary Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mary Springs Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Springs Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- John Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The John Durham Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Durham Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Graves Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Terrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Webb - Whittington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gillespie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Browder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- Jonathan Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jonathan Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Day Cemetery
- Richard Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- R J Causey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The R J Causey Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for R J Causey Cemetery
- Weathersby - Clairborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Turnipseed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turnipseed Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnipseed Cemetery
- Parson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Parson Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Hill Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Old Parson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- John McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The John McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John McGehee Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McGehee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGehee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bewelcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- O'Neil
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Brookside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Gloster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Glading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Crosby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McElveen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Bude
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Rosetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Meadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gillsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Eddiceton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Whitaker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- White Apple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
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 McGehee 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 McGehee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McGehee 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 McGehee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673352 (McGehee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673352 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: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liberty
- Location given for McGehee Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2332297 Lon: -90.8467694
- 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 '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- McGehee 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. |