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A visit to the Myrick Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Myrick Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Myrick Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Myrick Cemetery

Lat:   31.6596°   (31° 39' 34")

Lon:   -88.9986°   (-88° 59' 54")

The Myrick Cemetery is located in Jones County<1>.

The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies just to the west northwest of the Myrick Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Myrick Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Myrick Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Dennis Blackledge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennis Blackledge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennis Blackledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dennis Blackledge Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Park is located in Jones County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Fall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fall Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Oral Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Oral Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Oral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Oral Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Sellers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sellers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Erratta Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erratta Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erratta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Erratta Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Windham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Windham Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Strengthford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strengthford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strengthford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strengthford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Shows Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shows Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Blackledge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackledge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • May Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The May Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jones County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Myrick Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Myrick Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Myrick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Myrick Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Myrick Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Jones County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Myrick Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Myrick Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #707376  (Myrick Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #707376 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Myrick
      • County: Jones         Elev: 79
      • Location given for GNIS #707376 (Myrick Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Myrick Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6596, Longitude: -88.9986    
    <3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <4>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.
    <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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
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