A visit to the Lehrton 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 Lehrton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lehrton Cemetery:
33.7251, -90.5818
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lehrton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lehrton Cemetery is located in Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Lehrton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lehrton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lehrton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lehrton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Cemetery
- Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Drew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Old Cleveland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
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- Sandy Bayou Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sandy Bayou Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bayou Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Renova Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Renova Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova Cemetery
- The Renova Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284230 <5>
- Beaver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- New Cleveland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chrisman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman Cemetery
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Merigold Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Merigold Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Merigold Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Merigold.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1355266 <5>
- Scott Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lehrton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lehrton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ruleville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Halstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Doddsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Renova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roundaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Merigold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sunflower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Shaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- McNutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Mound Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schlater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Victor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Faisonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Sunnyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Minter City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Winstonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Pace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pace is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
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 Lehrton 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 Lehrton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Drew
- Drew lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lehrton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- McNutt
- Mound Bayou
- Ruleville
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 Lehrton 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 Lehrton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #672398 (Lehrton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #672398 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: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ruleville
- Location given for Lehrton Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7251143 Lon: -90.5817592
- 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 Sunflower, 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 from Point A (ie- Lehrton 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. |