A visit to the Lakewood 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 Lakewood Cemetery ...
The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Sunflower County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
- The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
- Hickory Bluff Cemetery
- The Hickory Bluff Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <3>
- Holly Grove Cemetery
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Indianola City Cemetery
- Indianola Memorial Garden
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Kindling Altar Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. John Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls
- The St. Pauls is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Indianola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527113 <3>
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Lakewood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arcola
- Arcola is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Baird
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
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- Choctaw
- Dunleith
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
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- Faisonia
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
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- Heathman
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
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- Helm
- Helm is located in Washington County
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- Hollandale
- Indianola
- Inverness
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Isola
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jaketown
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Leland
- Metcalfe
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Moorhead
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Napanee
- Napanee is located in Washington County
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- New Town
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
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- Roundaway
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
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- Shaw
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Stoneville
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
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- Sunflower
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
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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 Lakewood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lakewood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Indianola
- Leland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lakewood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Sunflower 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 Lakewood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672272 (Lakewood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672272 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indianola
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sunflower, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Lakewood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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