A visit to the Banks 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 Banks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Banks Cemetery:
32.8479, -90.5043
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Banks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Banks Cemetery is located in Yazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Yazoo County is located in Yazoo City. Yazoo City lies just to the east of the Banks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Banks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Banks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mayday Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mayday Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday Cemetery
- Wolf Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Valley Home Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home Cemetery
- Cessna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cessna Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna Cemetery
- Balup Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Balup Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balup Cemetery
- Mt. Eva Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Eva Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eva Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Shannon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Tanglewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Tanglewood Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Cemetery
- Campbellsville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Concord MB Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smith's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith's Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Cage Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cage Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cage Cemetery
- Hardshell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
- Tranquil Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tranquil Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Yazoo City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <6>
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Louise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Crump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Satartia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Anding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Dover ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Kearney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pluto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Bentonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Bee Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Auter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Evans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Coxburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
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 Banks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Yazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bentonia
- Satartia
- Yazoo City
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 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 Banks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yazoo 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 Banks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666504 (Banks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666504 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: Yazoo
- Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bayland SE
- Location given for Banks Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8479105 Lon: -90.50426
- 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 Yazoo, 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- Banks 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |