A visit to the Red Hill 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 Red Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Hill Cemetery:
30.9349, -88.9950
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Stone County<2>.
The county seat for Stone County is located in Wiggins. Wiggins lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Red Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Red Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- Howard - Breland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- New York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Whites Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Whites Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Landmark Missionary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Breland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Breland Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Red Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wiggins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McLain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Beaumont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Carnes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- McHenry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wingate
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- New Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bexley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Smith Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Howison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- McLaurin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Saucier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lucedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hillman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
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 Red Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Leakesville
- Lucedale
- Lumberton
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Richton
- Wiggins
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 helpful 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 Red Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Stone 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 Red Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705641 (Red Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705641 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: Stone
- Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barbara
- Location given for Red Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9349103 Lon: -88.995046
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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 Stone, 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- Red Hill 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. |
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