A visit to the Shurin 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 Shurin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shurin Cemetery:
31.2177, -91.0254
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shurin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shurin Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Shurin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shurin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Shurin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shurin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gloster Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gloster Roselawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longmire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Longmire Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmire Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- William Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The William Huff Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Huff Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Talbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Talbert Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Cemetery
- Cassels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cassels Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassels Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Gloster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63346 <5>
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Crosby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Tatum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tatum Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Caston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Caston Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caston Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Bryant - Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Faust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Faust Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shurin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shurin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gloster
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crosby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Rosetta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- O'Neil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Wilkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Whitaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- White Apple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <6>
- Troy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Brookside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Bude
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roxie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Turnbull
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <6>
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 Shurin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shurin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Meadville
- Wilson
- Woodville
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 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 Shurin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Shurin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694782 (Shurin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694782 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gloster
- Location given for Shurin Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2176733 Lon: -91.0253814
- 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 Amite, 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' (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- Shurin 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |