A visit to the Sweet Home 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 Sweet Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Home Cemetery:
31.2141, -90.9718
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweet Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sweet Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweet Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Sweet Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweet Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cassels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cassels Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassels Cemetery
- Talbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Talbert Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Cemetery
- William Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The William Huff Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Huff Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Bryant - Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Longmire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Longmire Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmire Cemetery
- Gloster Roselawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tolar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
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- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Shurin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shurin Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shurin Cemetery
- Gloster Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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 southeast)
- The Big Antioch Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Antioch Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Faust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Faust Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust 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 Sweet Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweet Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bewelcome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Gloster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Rosetta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Brookside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Whitaker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- 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
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wilkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- White Apple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 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 <6>
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Bude
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roxie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
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 Sweet Home 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 Sweet Home 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 professional and volunteer 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 Sweet Home 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 Sweet Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705513 (Sweet Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705513 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: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bewelcome
- Location given for Sweet Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2140626 Lon: -90.9717696
- 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 '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- Sweet Home 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. |