A visit to the Menasco 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 Menasco Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Menasco Cemetery:
31.8354, -88.7187
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Menasco Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Menasco Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Menasco Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Menasco Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Menasco Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Menasco Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shubuta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shubuta Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Sandhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandhill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Cemetery
- Waller Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Waller Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Ridge Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Chaparral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chaparral Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Cemetery
- Heard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Boice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Boice Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice Cemetery
- Billie Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Billie Field Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Field Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Bethea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethea Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethea Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Menasco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Menasco Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shubuta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Gin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Matherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Whistler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Stafford Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Quitman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vossburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Isney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Barnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Melvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Heidelberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Pachuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Sandersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Aquilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Kelona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Errata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Chicora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Okatuppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
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 Menasco Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Menasco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Quitman
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
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 either 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 Menasco Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Menasco Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673475 (Menasco Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673475 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shubuta
- Location given for Menasco Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8354341 Lon: -88.7186526
- 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 Wayne, 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 from Point A (ie- Menasco 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. |