A visit to the Wactor 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 Wactor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wactor Cemetery:
31.3049, -90.7626
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wactor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wactor 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 south southwest of the Wactor Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Wactor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wactor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Cemetery
- Sample Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Clayhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clayhill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Wroten & Carraway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cruise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cruise Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Cemetery
- John McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The John McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John McGehee Cemetery
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- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Wactor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wactor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wactor Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Westbrook Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Browder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Old Parson Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cupit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cupit Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupit Cemetery
- Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrell - Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wactor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wactor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brookside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Mount Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- O'Neil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Bewelcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Bude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McElveen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Meadville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- McCall Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Gloster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crosby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
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 Wactor 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 Wactor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Meadville
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Wactor 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 Wactor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705101 (Wactor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705101 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: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Busy Corner
- Location given for Wactor Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3048961 Lon: -90.7626023
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wactor 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. |