A visit to the Mills 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 Mills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mills Cemetery:
31.5832, -88.5928
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the north northwest of the Mills Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Powe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Powe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powe Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Washam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Washam Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washam Cemetery
- Dyess Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dyess Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Chason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chason Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chason Cemetery
- Lewis Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Chapel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Rest Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Waynesboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Waynesboro Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Flat Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Flat Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Philadelphus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Philadelphus Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus Cemetery
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 Mills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chicora
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Clara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Waynesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- State Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Aquilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Whistler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Carson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Yellow Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Barlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Healing Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Isney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Millry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Emory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Bothwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Fruitdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Cullomburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Matherville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Shubuta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Silas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bolinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
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 Mills 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 Mills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Fruitdale
- 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 Mills 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 Mills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673655 (Mills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673655 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: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buckatunna
- Location given for Mills Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5832186 Lon: -88.5928091
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mills 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. |