Nearby Communities
Introduction
Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Shield Cemetery.
Just a reminder ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shield Cemetery.
List of Neighboring Communities ...
Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Shield Cemetery. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.
- Saint Elmo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Willows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Myles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Port Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
- Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <3>
- Grand Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Red Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <3>
- Cayuga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Westside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Bear Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Newman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Harriston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Harriston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriston <3>
- Bowerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Adams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Yucatan Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Glancy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Fayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
- Caseyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Learned
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
- Learned is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <3>
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Stout
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Vicksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <3>
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9690, Longitude: -90.8234 In this case, the coordinates for the Shield Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |