A visit to the Mineral Springs 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 Mineral Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mineral Springs Cemetery:
31.1563, -89.2781
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mineral Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mineral Springs Cemetery is located in Forrest County<2>.
The county seat for Forrest County is located in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Mineral Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mineral Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mineral Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mineral Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Dixie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dixie Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Cemetery
- Rock Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Epps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Epps Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Fillingame Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fillingame Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillingame Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
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- Slade MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade MB Church Cemetery
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slade Cemetery
- Slade Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62832 <5>
- Simmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Granny Bounds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The South Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Garraway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Garraway Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garraway Cemetery
- Gillis Burkett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gillis Burkett Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Burkett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gillis Burkett Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Hattiesburg.
- The Gillis Burkett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gillis African American Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
- Gillis Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59490 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Mineral Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mineral Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McLaurin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Purvis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carnes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Hattiesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Goodluck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wells Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lumberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wingate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Hillsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Beaumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Lux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
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 Mineral Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Forrest County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mineral Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Poplarville
- Richton
- Wiggins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mineral Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Forrest 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 Mineral Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706350 (Mineral Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706350 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: Forrest
- Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dixie
- Location given for Mineral Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.156291 Lon: -89.2781162
- 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 Forrest, 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 from Point A (ie- Mineral Springs 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. |