A visit to the Terry 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 Terry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Terry Cemetery:
31.3627, -90.6848
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Terry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Terry Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Terry Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Terry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Terry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- Westbrook Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wactor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wactor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wactor Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harrell - Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cruise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cruise Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Cemetery
- Wroten & Carraway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cupit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cupit Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupit Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Weathersby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Fenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fenn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Gerald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Bowlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Cemetery
- Beam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beam Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam 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 Terry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Terry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Olive
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Brookside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McCall Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- McElveen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Meadville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Glading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- McComb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Bear Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Bewelcome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Huron
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bacots
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Wellman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Brookhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Terry 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 Terry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookhaven
- Gloster
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Meadville
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Terry 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 Terry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678646 (Terry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678646 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: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithdale
- Location given for Terry Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3626737 Lon: -90.6848231
- 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 '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- Terry 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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