A visit to the Talowah 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 Talowah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Talowah Cemetery:
31.0824, -89.4315
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Talowah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Talowah Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Purvis. Purvis lies just to the north northeast of the Talowah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Talowah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Talowah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Talowah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Seneca Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Seneca Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Little Black Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Purvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Coal Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coal Town Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Town Cemetery
- Slade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- Samuel Slade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Samuel Slade Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Slade Cemetery
- Slade MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade MB Church Cemetery
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slade Cemetery
- Slade Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62832 <5>
- Fillingame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fillingame Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillingame Cemetery
- Lumberton City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Entrekin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Entrekin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrekin Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Byrd Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Line Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Line Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Battson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Battson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battson Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Hartfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hartfield Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Rock Hill Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone 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 Talowah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Talowah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wells Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Purvis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lumberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Carnes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McLaurin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- West Hattiesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Pinebur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Poplarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hattiesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Petal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Juniper Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Wiggins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goodluck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Angie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <6>
- Sumrall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Talowah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Talowah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Talowah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Poplarville
- Wiggins
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 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 Talowah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Talowah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694936 (Talowah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694936 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lumberton
- Location given for Talowah Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0824032 Lon: -89.4314536
- 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 Lamar, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Talowah 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. |