A visit to the Packnett 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 Packnett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Packnett Cemetery:
31.0691, -91.1182
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Packnett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Packnett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Packnett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Packnett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Packnett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63567 <5>
- McGraw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McGraw Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Cory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
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- Nathaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nathaniel Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniel Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Centreville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Centreville Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Winans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winans Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winans Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Packnett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Packnett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Centreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <6>
- Turnbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <6>
- Gloster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rogillioville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Wilkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Troy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Bewelcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
- Crosby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
- Rosetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Ethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
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 Packnett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Packnett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Gloster
- Jackson
- Wilson
- Woodville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Packnett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wilkinson 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 Packnett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #689791 (Packnett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #689791 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centreville
- Location given for Packnett Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0690649 Lon: -91.1181616
- 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 Wilkinson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Packnett 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. |