A visit to the White 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 White Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Cemetery:
30.6499, -88.7153
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Pascagoula. Pascagoula lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the White Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the White Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the White Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cain Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Ladner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ladner Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Caswell Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Steede Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Steede Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steede Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Three Rivers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Three Rivers Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers Cemetery
- Old Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brewton was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Vancleave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wade is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Americus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Americus was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Coll Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coll Town is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Hurley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Martin Bluff is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Big Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Point is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Agricola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gulf Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Hills is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Gautier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- D'Iberville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Ocean Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fountainebleau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fountainebleau is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Escatawpa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Gulf Park Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gulf Park Estates is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
- Moss Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Howell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Wool Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Biloxi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 White Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biloxi
- Gautier
- Lucedale
- Moss Point
- Ocean Springs
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 White Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 White Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #689203 (White Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #689203 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Easen Hill
- Location given for White Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6499153 Lon: -88.7153044
- 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- White 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. |