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A visit to the The Point 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 Point Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for The Point Cemetery:

30.2941, -89.6151

Note: The GPS location that we are using for The Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Bay Saint Louis. Bay Saint Louis lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of the The Point Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on The Point Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of The Point Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from The Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Napoleon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Napoleon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon Cemetery
  • Porter's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Porter's Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter's Cemetery
    • The Porter's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Friday Porter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68638 <5>
  • Gauss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Gauss Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauss Cemetery
  • Rousseaux Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harrison Jackson Square Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Harrison Jackson Square Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Jackson Square Cemetery
    • The Harrison Jackson Square Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Harrison Cemetery
    • Square Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67717 <5>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Haaswood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Haaswood Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haaswood Cemetery
  • McKean Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Turtleskin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Turtleskin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtleskin Cemetery
  • Porters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Porters Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Cemetery
  • Fields Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayou Caddy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bayou Caddy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Caddy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
      • The Crawford Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pearl River Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68537 <5>
    • Amos Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Amos Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
    • Little Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
    • Oddfellow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Oddfellow Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
      • The Oddfellow Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Odd Fellow Cemetery
    • Slidell Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Slidell (LA).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68503 <5>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of The Point Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from The Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Logtown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Logtown is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
  • Napoleon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Napoleon is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Pearlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Lake Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Northwood Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
  • Tanglewood Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
  • Bon Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
  • McClane City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
  • Pearl River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <6>
  • Slidell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <6>
  • Browns Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lake Shore Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
    • Eden Isle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
    • Oak Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
    • Lakeshore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Huntwyck Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
    • Shoreline Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
    • North Shore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
    • Lake Catherine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Nicholson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Waveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kiln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • North Shore Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach

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 Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Point Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Point Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Hancock 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 Point Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #678666  (The Point Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678666 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: Hancock
      • Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Logtown
      • Location given for The Point Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.2940836     Lon: -89.6150571
      • 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 Hancock, 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- The Point 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.