A visit to the Star 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 Star Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Star Hill Cemetery:
31.2160, -90.9165
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Star Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the east southeast of the Star Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Star Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Star Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Star Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tolar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Bonds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bonds Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Cemetery
- Graves Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Bryant - Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Richard Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Faust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Faust Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Big Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Antioch Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Antioch Cemetery
- Frith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Frith Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frith Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonathan Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jonathan Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Day Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Star Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Star Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bewelcome
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Gloster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- O'Neil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Troy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Whitaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Glading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Bude
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Huron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- McElveen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- White Apple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Wilkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <5>
- Gillsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Chipola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Roxie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
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 Star Hill 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 Star 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 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 Star Hill 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 Star Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705089 (Star Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705089 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: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bewelcome
- Location given for Star Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2160073 Lon: -90.9164917
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Star 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |