A visit to the Waggoner 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 Waggoner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waggoner Cemetery:
31.1641, -90.9015
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waggoner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the east of the Waggoner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waggoner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Waggoner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waggoner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Mayhall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mayhall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhall Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Bonds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bonds Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Hazelwood - Causey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cheatham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cheatham Children Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Big Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Big Antioch Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Antioch Cemetery
- Causey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Causey Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Graves Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Waggoner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waggoner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bewelcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Gloster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- O'Neil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Brookside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Crosby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Glading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rosetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Chipola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Gillsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- McElveen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Coleman Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
- Bude
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
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 Waggoner 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 Waggoner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Waggoner 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 Waggoner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705102 (Waggoner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705102 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: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bewelcome
- Location given for Waggoner Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.164064 Lon: -90.9014915
- 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- Waggoner 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. |