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. 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 Graves Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graves Cemetery:
33.2737, -90.4001
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graves Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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)
- Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sky Lake Bend Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
- Mt. Everet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Everet Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Everet Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mathena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mathena Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathena Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Home Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Home Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Lennard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lennard Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennard Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Fullilove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fullilove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullilove Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Marcella Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Marcella Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella Cemetery
- Albino Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Albino Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albino Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
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)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Wyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Keirn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Cruger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Tchula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Isola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Gwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Good Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mileston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Moorhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Sidon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Baird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Gooden Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Pluto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Roebuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Itta Bena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Ituma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Tolarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Jones Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Fort Loring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- 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.
- Belzoni
- Indianola
- Itta Bena
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 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:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Leflore 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 Graves Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670622 (Graves Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670622 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: Leflore
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swiftown
- Location given for Graves Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2737342 Lon: -90.4000869
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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 from Point A (ie- Graves 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. |