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A visit to the Graves Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Graves Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graves Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graves Cemetery

Lat:   33.2737°   (33° 16' 25")

Lon:   -90.4001°   (-90° 24' 0")

The Graves Cemetery is located in Leflore County<2>.

The county seat for Leflore County is located in Greenwood. Greenwood lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Graves Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Graves Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Leflore County
  • Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sky Lake Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sky Lake Bend Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Mt. Everet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Everet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Everet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Everet Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Mathena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mathena Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
  • Mt. Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Home Cemetery is located in Leflore County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Leflore County
  • Lennard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lennard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lennard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lennard Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Airy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Airy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Airy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Fullilove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullilove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullilove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fullilove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • South Side Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Side Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
    • Carson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Marcella Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcella Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marcella Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Albino Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albino Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Albino Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Leflore County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graves Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jaketown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
    • Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
  • Belzoni
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
    • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Wyatt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
    • Wyatt is located in Holmes County
  • Keirn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keirn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
    • Keirn is located in Holmes County
  • Cruger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
    • Cruger is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Tchula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
    • Tchula is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Isola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
    • Isola is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Gwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
    • Gwin is located in Holmes County
  • Inverness
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Inverness is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
  • Silver City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Good Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Holmes County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mileston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
      • Mileston is located in Holmes County
    • Moorhead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
      • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
    • Sidon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
      • Sidon is located in Leflore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Baird
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Baird is located in Sunflower County
    • Gooden Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
      • Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
    • Pluto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pluto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
      • Pluto is located in Holmes County
    • Roebuck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
      • Roebuck is located in Leflore County
    • Itta Bena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bee Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
      • Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
      • Bee Lake has also been known as:
      • Bee Lake Plantation
    • Ituma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ituma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
      • Ituma is located in Holmes County
    • Tolarville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
      • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
    • Jones Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
      • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
    • Fort Loring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Loring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
      • Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
    • Indianola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Graves Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leflore County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graves Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Graves Cemetery:

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 Graves Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #670622  (Graves Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #670622 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Swiftown
    • County: Leflore         Elev: 35
    • Location given for GNIS #670622 (Graves Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Leflore, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Graves Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2737, Longitude: -90.4001       In this case, the coordinates for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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