A visit to the Obed Magee 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 Obed Magee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Obed Magee Cemetery:
31.1574, -90.2251
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Obed Magee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Obed Magee Cemetery is located in Walthall County<2>.
The county seat for Walthall County is located in Tylertown. Tylertown lies just to the east southeast of the Obed Magee Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Obed Magee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Obed Magee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- HM Lee Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elisha Thornhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holmes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Wingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wingo Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo Cemetery
- Conerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Conerly Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conerly Cemetery
- Conerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Conerly Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conerly Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Brumfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
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- Brumfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burkhalter Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhalter Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Foil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Foil Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil Cemetery
- Kaigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kaigler Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaigler Cemetery
- Holmesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holmesville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville Cemetery
- Leggett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Leggett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett Cemetery
- Rills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rills Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rills Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Tylertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tylertown Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown Cemetery
- Founders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Founders Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Obed Magee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Obed Magee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tylertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Smithburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Topisaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Bacots
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Kokomo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sartinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- McComb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Chatawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osyka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
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 Obed Magee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walthall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Obed Magee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Summit
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 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 Obed Magee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Walthall 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 Obed Magee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709255 (Obed Magee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709255 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: Walthall
- Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mesa
- Location given for Obed Magee Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1573997 Lon: -90.2250913
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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 Walthall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Obed Magee 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. |