A visit to the Strengthford 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 Strengthford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Strengthford Cemetery:
31.6152, -88.8820
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Strengthford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Strengthford Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Strengthford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Strengthford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Strengthford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Strengthford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Shirley Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sellers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hollis Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollis Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Creek Cemetery
- Mozingo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Boyles Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Dennis Blackledge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
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- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The West Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Shady Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183835 <5>
- Mulberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mozingo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Strengthford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Strengthford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Clara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Ovett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sandersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Richton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chicora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Heidelberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Robinsons Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Shubuta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Stafford Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Bothwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Carson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Service
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Vossburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Moss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Avera
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
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 Strengthford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Strengthford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Clara lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Strengthford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Richton
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
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 Strengthford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Strengthford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706452 (Strengthford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706452 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strengthford
- Location given for Strengthford Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6151638 Lon: -88.8819933
- 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 Wayne, 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- Strengthford 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. |