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:
30.6407, -89.7976
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 Pearl River County<2>.
The county seat for Pearl River County is located in Poplarville. Poplarville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McGehee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGehee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Sheridan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Copper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Copper Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Jewel Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mizell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- Sun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sun Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Cemetery
- Grantham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Hollman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollman Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollman Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pounds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pounds Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds Cemetery
- Otzenberger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Otzenberger Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otzenberger Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Cowart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowart Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowart Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Duffys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Duffys Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffys Cemetery
- Crawford Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Crawford Memorial Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Memorial Cemetery
- The Crawford Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67319 <5>
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 McGehee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGehee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <6>
- Talisheek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Picayune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bogalusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nicholson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Varnado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Abita Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Enon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Juniper Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Saint Benedict
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Northwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Necaise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Angie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <6>
- Tanglewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Folsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <6>
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 Pearl River County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McGehee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogalusa
- Covington
- Gainesville - Historic
- Picayune
- Poplarville
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 helpful 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 Pearl River 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 #673351 (McGehee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673351 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: Pearl River
- Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Henleyfield
- Location given for McGehee Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6407453 Lon: -89.7975705
- 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 Pearl River, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | 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. |