A visit to the Mayday 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 Mayday Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mayday Cemetery:
32.8657, -90.5034
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mayday Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mayday Cemetery is located in Yazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Yazoo County is located in Yazoo City. Yazoo City lies just to the east of the Mayday Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mayday Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Mayday Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mayday Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- John Roberson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Wolf Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cemetery
- Balup Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Balup Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balup Cemetery
- Valley Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Valley Home Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Cessna Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cessna Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna Cemetery
- Mt. Eva Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Eva Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eva Cemetery
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- Hudson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Tanglewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Tanglewood Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Cemetery
- Campbellsville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shannon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Smith's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith's Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Concord MB Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coopers Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers 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]<3> of the Mayday Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mayday Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Yazoo City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <6>
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Louise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Crump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Dover ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Satartia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Anding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Pluto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
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- Kearney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Bee Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Bentonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Auter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Gooden Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Evans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Coxburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
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 Mayday Cemetery. The following communities are located in Yazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mayday Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bentonia
- Satartia
- Yazoo City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mayday Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yazoo 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 Mayday Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673259 (Mayday Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673259 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: Yazoo
- Est. Elev: 31 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bayland SE
- Location given for Mayday Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8656878 Lon: -90.5034264
- 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 Yazoo, 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- Mayday 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. |