A visit to the Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkinson Cemetery:
31.1863, -90.9026
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the east southeast of the Wilkinson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Wilkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Frith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Frith Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frith Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Mayhall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mayhall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhall Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Graves Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Bryant - Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- 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
- Thomas Cheatham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheatham Children Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- William Frith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman 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 Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bewelcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- O'Neil
(8 miles [12.9 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)
- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Crosby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Rosetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Glading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Whitaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Huron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Gillsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- McElveen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Chipola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Bude
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Coleman Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- White Apple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #695178 (Wilkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #695178 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: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bewelcome
- Location given for Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1862857 Lon: -90.9026027
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilkinson 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. |