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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sand Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Hill Cemetery

Lat:   30.5206°   (30° 31' 14")

Lon:   -89.3674°   (-89° 22' 2")

The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County<1>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Bay Saint Louis. Bay Saint Louis lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south of the Sand Hill Cemetery .

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 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 Sand Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Hancock County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sand Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Sand Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sand Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Necaise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
    • Kiln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamondhead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
      • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <3>
    • Lyman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Harrison County
    • Wortham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
      • Wortham is located in Harrison County
    • Shoreline Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
      • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
    • Bay Saint Louis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
      • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <3>
    • Pass Christian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saucier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
      • Waveland is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <3>
    • Long Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
    • Howison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
      • Howison is located in Harrison County
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • North Gulfport
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
        • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
      • Juniper Grove
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
        • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
      • McHenry
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
        • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Picayune
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
        • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <3>
      • Lakeshore
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
        • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
      • Gulfport
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nicholson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
        • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
      • Gainesville ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
        • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
      • Napoleon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
        • Napoleon is located in Hancock County
      • Smith Town
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
        • Smith Town is located in Stone County
      • Mississippi City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
        • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
      • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
        • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County

    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 Sand Hill 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 Sand Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Sand Hill Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sand Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Wolf River Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
    • Page Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • The Page Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Paige Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Necaise Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Necaise Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Necaise Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Necaise.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Necaise Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Persimmon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Coco Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayou Coco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bayou Coco Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayou Coco Cemetery
    • Gullett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gullett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Gullett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gullett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439995 <7>
    • Ladner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery
    • Gulfhaven Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lizana Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lizana Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Lizana Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lizana Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Saucier.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lizana Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Steep Hollow Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Hill Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ollie Ladner Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Galilee Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ladner Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Ladner Cemetery is located in Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladner Cemetery
      • Anner Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Anner Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anner Cemetery
      • Pearson Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Delisle Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Stephens Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Finley Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • The Finley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Sand Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1966043  (Sand Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1966043 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dedeaux
      • County: Hancock         Elev: 34
      • Location given for GNIS #1966043 (Sand Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sand Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5206, Longitude: -89.3674    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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