A visit to the Pearson 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 Pearson Cemetery ...
The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hancock County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Anner Cemetery
- Dedeaux Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Holdens Cemetery
- The Holdens Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdens Cemetery
- Hollman Cemetery
- The Hollman Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollman Cemetery
- Ladner Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Myrick Cemetery
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
- Necaise Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Page Cemetery
- Persimmon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Rester Cemetery
- The Rester Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rester Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Spiers Cemetery
- The Spiers Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiers Cemetery
- Steep Hollow Cemetery
- Thigpen Cemetery
- The Thigpen Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thigpen Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Pearson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bay Saint Louis
- Bogalusa
- Bush
- Diamondhead
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
- Hickory
- Hillsdale
- Howison
- Juniper Grove
- Kiln
- Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lees Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Logtown ‑ Historic
- McHenry
- Napoleon
- Necaise
- Nicholson
- Northwood Village
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Pearl River
- Picayune
- Poplarville
- Saucier
- Shoreline Park
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Smith Town
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Sun
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
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- Talisheek
- Waveland
- Wortham
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 Pearson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pearson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Saint Louis
- Bogalusa
- Gainesville - Historic
- McHenry
- Picayune
- Poplarville
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 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 Pearson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Pearson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675551 (Pearson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675551 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caesar
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pearson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |