A visit to the Little Sweetwater 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 Little Sweetwater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Sweetwater Cemetery:
30.8582, -88.8303
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Sweetwater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Sweetwater Cemetery is located in George County<2>.
The county seat for George County is located in Lucedale. Lucedale lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Little Sweetwater Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Little Sweetwater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Sweetwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mixon - Mizelle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Byrd - Cowart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Wittington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wittington Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittington Cemetery
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- Piney Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Fairley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fairley Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Little Sweetwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Sweetwater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bexley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McLain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Americus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Agricola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wiggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McHenry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Howison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Hillman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saucier
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vancleave
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Latimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Hurley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Howell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Wingate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leakesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wortham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Big Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Wilmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brown Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Carnes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
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 Little Sweetwater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Sweetwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Leakesville
- Lucedale
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Wiggins
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 Little Sweetwater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to George 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 Little Sweetwater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709190 (Little Sweetwater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709190 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: George
- Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benndale
- Location given for Little Sweetwater Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8582445 Lon: -88.8303133
- 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 George, 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- Little Sweetwater 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. |