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Nearby Communities

Introduction

Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Petal Cemetery.

Just a reminder ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Petal Cemetery.

List of Neighboring Communities ...

    Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Petal Cemetery. We've listed the following communities based on their distance, with the closest first:

  • Petal
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
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  • Hattiesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • West Hattiesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • Goodluck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
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  • Lux
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • McLaurin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
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  • Sanford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
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  • Purvis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ovett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ovett is located in Jones County
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  • New Augusta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumrall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wingate
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wingate is located in Perry County
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  • Ellisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Richton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Seminary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooklyn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Beaumont
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Antioch
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Antioch is located in Jones County
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  • Melba
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
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  • Carnes
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
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  • Kola
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kola is located in Covington County
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  • Wells Town
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
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  • Laurel
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Lumberton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mulberry
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
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  • Collins
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Petal Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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