A visit to the Old Gillsburg 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 Old Gillsburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Gillsburg Cemetery:
31.0230, -90.6562
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Gillsburg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Gillsburg Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Old Gillsburg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Gillsburg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Gillsburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Gillsburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Taylor Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Zeagler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Zeagler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeagler Cemetery
- Felder - Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Casey - Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Benjamin Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Benjamin Wall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Wall Cemetery
- The Benjamin Wall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57948 <5>
- Carter - Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williams - Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan - Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Hampton Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Wall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Wall Cemetery
- Willson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willson Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- McDaniel - Travis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McClendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- Harness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harness Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Gillsburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Gillsburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gillsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Glading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Kentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osyka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chatawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Chipola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- McElveen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Coleman Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Greensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tangipahoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Troy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fluker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Bear Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
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 Old Gillsburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Gillsburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amite City
- Greensburg
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Roseland
- Summit
- Summit lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Gillsburg Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Summit.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Gillsburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Old Gillsburg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685361 (Old Gillsburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685361 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gillsburg
- Location given for Old Gillsburg Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.022956 Lon: -90.65621
- 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 Amite, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Gillsburg 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. |