A visit to the Travis 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 Travis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Travis Cemetery:
31.0616, -90.6120
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Travis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Travis Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Travis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Travis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Travis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McClendon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- McDaniel - Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Williams - Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Willson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willson Cemetery
- Easley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Easley Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Morgan - Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Simpson - Raborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Terrys Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Terrys Creek Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Creek Cemetery
- Newman - Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Lea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Cemetery
- Tickfaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tickfaw Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickfaw Cemetery
- Harness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harness Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Casey - Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Gillsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gillsburg Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg Cemetery
- Old Gillsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hampton Wall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Wall Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- McDaniel - McElveen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prescott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Prescott Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Travis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Travis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gillsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Glading
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Chatawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Osyka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Kentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Chipola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Tangipahoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bear Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Greensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Fluker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bacots
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Sunny Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Mount Hermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smithburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
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 Travis 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 Travis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greensburg
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Travis 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 Travis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685418 (Travis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685418 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: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Terrys Creek
- Location given for Travis Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0615666 Lon: -90.6120431
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Travis 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |