A visit to the Siloam 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 Siloam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Siloam Cemetery:
31.3680, -90.8037
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Siloam Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies just to the northwest of the Siloam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Siloam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Siloam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Siloam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Middleton Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Lea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- B R Wilkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Sample Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Cruise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cruise Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Bude.
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61256 <5>
- Byrds Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Byrds Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Chapel Cemetery
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clayhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clayhill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill Cemetery
- Wactor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wactor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wactor Cemetery
- Wroten & Carraway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Westbrook Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The O Zion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O Zion Cemetery
- Cassedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cassedy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassedy Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Wicker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- Thomas Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Moore Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Moore Cemetery
- Wactor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wactor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wactor Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton 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 Siloam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Siloam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brookside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- O'Neil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Bude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- McCall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Crosby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McElveen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rosetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Gloster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Apple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Glading
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Cobbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Roxie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Huron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Norfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Hamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
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 Siloam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Siloam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Hamburg
- McComb
- Meadville
- Summit
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 Siloam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Siloam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707606 (Siloam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707606 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Busy Corner
- Location given for Siloam Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3679507 Lon: -90.803713
- 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 Franklin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Siloam 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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