A visit to the Piney Woods 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 Piney Woods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Woods Cemetery:
30.7913, -88.8678
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Woods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in George County<2>.
The county seat for George County is located in Lucedale. Lucedale lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Piney Woods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Woods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Piney Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Wittington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wittington Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittington Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Byrd - Cowart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Little Sweetwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mixon - Mizelle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Piney Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Bexley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Wiggins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McHenry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Americus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Howison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Lucedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saucier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Vancleave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Agricola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McLain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Wortham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Coalville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- D'Iberville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Saint Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Gulf Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Lyman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
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 Piney Woods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Biloxi
- Lucedale
- McHenry
- Ocean Springs
- Wiggins
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 Piney Woods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to George 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 Piney Woods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709205 (Piney Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709205 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: George
- Est. Elev: 27 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benndale
- Location given for Piney Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.7913012 Lon: -88.8678139
- 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 George, 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 from Point A (ie- Piney Woods 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |