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A visit to the Sand 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 Sand Hill Cemetery ...

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

30.5205, -89.3676

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pearl River County<2>.

The county seat for Pearl River County is located in Poplarville. Poplarville lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Sand Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on 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.<4>

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)
    • The Wolf River Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River Cemetery
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
    • The Page Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paige Cemetery
  • Necaise Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Necaise Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Necaise Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Necaise.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
    • The Bayou Coco Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Coco Cemetery
  • Gullett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gulfhaven Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lizana Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lizana Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizana Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lizana Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Saucier.
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    • Steep Hollow Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Steep Hollow Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Hollow Cemetery
    • Rocky Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
    • Ollie Ladner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ollie Ladner Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie Ladner Cemetery
    • 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 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 Anner Cemetery
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
    • New Delisle Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Delisle Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Delisle Cemetery
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Finley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Finley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery

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]<3> 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)
    • Necaise is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Kiln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamondhead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lyman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lyman is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Wortham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wortham is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
  • Shoreline Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
  • Bay Saint Louis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pass Christian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waveland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Long Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saucier
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Howison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Howison is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • North Gulfport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
    • Juniper Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • McHenry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Picayune
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lakeshore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Gulfport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicholson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Gainesville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Napoleon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Napoleon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Smith Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Mississippi City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community

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 Pearl River County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Pearl River 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 Sand Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #694692  (Sand Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694692 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: Pearl River
      • Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sellers
      • Location given for Sand Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5204704     Lon: -89.3675513
      • 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 Pearl River, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand 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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