A visit to the Loyd 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 Loyd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Loyd Cemetery:
33.9579, -89.2259
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Loyd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Loyd Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Pittsboro. Pittsboro lies just to the west of the Loyd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Loyd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Loyd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Loyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Gaston Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Derma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61420 <5>
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Vardaman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vardaman Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman Cemetery
- Pittsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pittsboro Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Oak Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Springs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Springs Cemetery
- Duncan Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Hill Cemetery
- Collums Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Collums Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collums Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61133 <5>
- Bruce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Gauley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gauley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Cemetery
- Calhoun City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Calhoun City Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun City Cemetery
- Hunters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Benela Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Benela Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela Cemetery
- Old Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway 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 Loyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Loyd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loyd
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Vardaman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Derma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Bruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calhoun City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benela
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Thelma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Sarepta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- New Houlka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <6>
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anchor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Pannell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Hohenlinden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Slate Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Montevista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Mantee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Van Vleet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Algoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Loyd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Loyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Calhoun City
- Houston
- Pittsboro
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 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 Loyd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Loyd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705969 (Loyd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705969 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vardaman
- Location given for Loyd Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9578885 Lon: -89.2259038
- 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 Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loyd 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. |