A visit to the Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Myrtle Grove Cemetery:
31.0471, -89.6037
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Myrtle Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Myrtle Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Purvis. Purvis lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Myrtle Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Myrtle Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Myrtle Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Baxterville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baxterville Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxterville Cemetery
- Pinebur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinebur Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Byrd Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrd Line Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Line Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Little Black Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bay Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bay Creek Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Creek Cemetery
- Spring Cottage Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lumberton City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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- Samuel Slade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Samuel Slade Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Slade Cemetery
- Slade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- Seneca Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Seneca Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Rouse Field Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rouse Field Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Field Cemetery
- Talowah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Talowah Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talowah Cemetery
- Entrekin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Entrekin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrekin Cemetery
- Capp Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Capp Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capp Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Sandy Hook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Hook Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook Cemetery
- Sandy Hook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Hook Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook Cemetery
- Ford Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Ford Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Orvisburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Orvisburg Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg Cemetery
- Felix Ladner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Felix Ladner Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Ladner Cemetery
- Ladner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ladner Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Myrtle Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Myrtle Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wells Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Lumberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pinebur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Twin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Angie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
- Purvis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poplarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Varnado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Carnes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Bogalusa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- West Hattiesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McLaurin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Expose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Sumrall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kokomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Myrtle Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Myrtle Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogalusa
- Columbia
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- Poplarville
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 Myrtle Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Myrtle Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #674499 (Myrtle Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674499 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baxterville
- Location given for Myrtle Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0471264 Lon: -89.6036813
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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 Lamar, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Myrtle Grove 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. |