A visit to the Sand Hill Cemetery ...

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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 .

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.<3>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf River Cemetery
  • The Wolf River Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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• Shaw Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
  • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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• Page Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
  • The Page Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • The Page Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Paige Cemetery

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• Necaise Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Necaise Cemetery
  • 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.

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• St. Joseph Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • 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
• Persimmon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Persimmon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
  • The Persimmon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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• Bayou Coco Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayou Coco Cemetery
  • 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
• Gullett Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gullett Cemetery
  • 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.<5>
  • The Gullett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439995 <6>

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• Ladner Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladner Cemetery
  • The Ladner Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2345907 <6>

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• Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery
  • 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
• Gulfhaven Mennonite Church Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulfhaven Mennonite Church Cemetery
  • The Gulfhaven Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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• Lizana Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lizana Cemetery
  • 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.<5>
  • 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.

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  • Steep Hollow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steep Hollow Cemetery
    • The Steep Hollow Cemetery is located in Pearl River County

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  • Rocky Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Hill Cemetery
    • The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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  • Ollie Ladner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ollie Ladner Cemetery
    • The Ollie Ladner Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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  • Galilee Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galilee Church Cemetery
    • The Galilee Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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  • Ladner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • The Ladner Cemetery is located in Stone County

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  • Anner Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anner Cemetery
    • The Anner Cemetery is located in Hancock County

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  • Pearson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
    • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hancock County

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  • New Delisle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Delisle Cemetery
    • The New Delisle Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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  • Finley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
    • The Finley Cemetery is located in Harrison County

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

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

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• Kiln
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiln
  • Kiln is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <7>

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• 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 <7>
• Lyman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Harrison County

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• Wortham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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  • Wortham is located in Harrison County

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• 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 <7>
• Pass Christian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
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• Saucier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucier
  • Saucier is located in Harrison County
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• 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 <7>
• 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 <7>
• Howison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
  • Howison is located in Harrison County

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  • 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

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  • McHenry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Stone County

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  • 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 <7>
  • Lakeshore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County

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  • Gulfport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
    • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
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  • Nicholson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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    • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County

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  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County

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  • Napoleon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Hancock County

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  • 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

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  • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorraine Community. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
    • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County

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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.

• Bay Saint Louis
  • Bay Saint Louis lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bay Saint Louis.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
• Gainesville - Historic
  • Gainesville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gainesville.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
• Gulfport
  • Gulfport lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gulfport.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
• Long Beach
  • Long Beach lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Long Beach.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
• McHenry
  • McHenry lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McHenry.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
• Mississippi City
  • Mississippi City lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mississippi City.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
• Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pass Christian.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
• Picayune
  • Picayune lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Picayune.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Hancock County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Saint Tammany Parish
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Forrest County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Harrison County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Jackson County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Pearl River County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Stone County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Hancock County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Mississippi
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Mississippi
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
• 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

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)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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' 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 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.
<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>	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.
<6>	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.
<7>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.