A visit to the Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkerson Cemetery:
30.6208, -88.8459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Pascagoula. Pascagoula lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Wilkerson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilkerson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wilkerson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ramsey Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Creek Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Ladner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ladner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner Cemetery
- Johnson - Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Krohn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Krohn Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krohn Cemetery
- Camellia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seymour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Seymour Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Fayard Methodist Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Fayard Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Latimer.
- The New Fayard Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Fayard UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160864 <5>
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Broadus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Broadus Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadus Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- The Walden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Delancey Cemetery
- Dink Lamey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Dink Lamey Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink Lamey Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry 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 Wilkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Latimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Vancleave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- D'Iberville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Saint Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Gulf Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Wool Market
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Coalville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Biloxi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ocean Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gulf Park Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
- Fountainebleau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Hickory Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Wade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Americus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Beauvoir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Howison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Saucier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wortham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Gautier
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Lyman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Coll Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
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 Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biloxi
- Gautier
- McHenry
- Ocean Springs
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 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 Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705444 (Wilkerson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705444 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: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Latimer
- Location given for Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6207496 Lon: -88.845865
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilkerson 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. |
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