A visit to the Miles 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 Miles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Miles Cemetery:
30.8960, -88.9703
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Miles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Miles Cemetery is located in Stone County<2>.
The county seat for Stone County is located in Wiggins. Wiggins lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Miles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Miles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Miles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Miles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Whites Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whites Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Howard - Breland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Wittington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wittington Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittington Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Byrd - Cowart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Mixon - Mizelle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Miles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Miles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wiggins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McHenry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- McLain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Bexley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Carnes
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Beaumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Saucier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Wingate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- New Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lucedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McLaurin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Wortham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Americus ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Hillman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
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 Miles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Miles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Lucedale
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Wiggins
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 Miles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Stone 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 Miles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #693966 (Miles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693966 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: Stone
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barbara
- Location given for Miles Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8960221 Lon: -88.9703215
- 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 Stone, 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 from Point A (ie- Miles 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. |
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