A visit to the Mount Sinai 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 Mt. Sinai Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery:
31.2952, -89.9818
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Mt. Sinai 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 Mt. Sinai Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Sinai Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Darbun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Darbun Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbun Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Richland Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgantown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morgantown Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Darbun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Darbun Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbun Cemetery
- Magees Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Magees Creek Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magees Creek Cemetery
- New Damascus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Damascus Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Damascus Cemetery
- Kokomo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kokomo Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo Cemetery
- Sauls Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sauls Valley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foxworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Foxworth Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxworth Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Expose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Expose Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose Cemetery
- Sauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Sartinville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sartinville Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Sinai Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Sinai Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kokomo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Tilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Sartinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Arm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tylertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Topisaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Pinebur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bassfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Holmesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Silver Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Twin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Melba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Prentiss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Rosella
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Hooker
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Bacots
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Angie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
- Wellman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
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 Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Sinai Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Mt. Sinai Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Mt. Sinai Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710561 (Mount Sinai Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710561 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morgantown
- Location given for Mount Sinai Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.295176 Lon: -89.9817508
- 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 Marion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Sinai 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. |