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A visit to the Osby Cemetery ...

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 Osby Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Osby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   31.1768°   (31° 10' 36")

Lon:   -90.4798°   (-90° 28' 47")

The Osby Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.

The county seat for Pike County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies just to the south southeast of the Osby Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Osby Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Harrell - Martin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell - Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell - Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrell - Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Quin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quin Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Magnolia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Magnolia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60639 <5>
  • Alfred Cook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alfred Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alfred Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alfred Cook Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Ansel Prewitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ansel Prewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ansel Prewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ansel Prewitt Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fernwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Quin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quin Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Lenoir Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenoir Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenoir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lenoir Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Quin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quin Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sabine Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sabine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sabine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sabine Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • DeKane Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeKane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeKane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The DeKane Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • McCay Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCay Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Spinks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spinks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spinks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spinks Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Guy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guy Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Lane - Lenoir Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane - Lenoir Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane - Lenoir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lane - Lenoir Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Felder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Felder Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Dinah Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dinah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dinah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dinah Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Pike County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Osby Cemetery.

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

  • Magnolia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Bear Town is located in Pike County
  • McComb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bacots
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
    • Bacots is located in Pike County
  • Chatawa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County
  • Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • McElveen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
    • McElveen is located in Amite County
  • Glading
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • Glading is located in Amite County
  • Huron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Amite County
  • Holmesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
  • Thompson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Amite County
  • Osyka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Osyka is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <6>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Gillsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
    • Topisaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Smithburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County
    • Norfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Kentwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <6>

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 Osby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Osby Cemetery:

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 Osby Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #675320  (Osby Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #675320 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: McComb South
    • County: Pike         Elev: 122
    • Location given for GNIS #675320 (Osby Cemetery)

The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ms.us/

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

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 Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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 Osby Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1768, Longitude: -90.4798       In this case, the coordinates for the Osby Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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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