A visit to the Oak Valley 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 Oak Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Valley Cemetery:
32.7621, -90.5526
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Yazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Yazoo County is located in Yazoo City. Yazoo City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Oak Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oak Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Eva Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Eva Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eva Cemetery
- Cessna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cessna Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- John Roberson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Mayday Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mayday Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Concord MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Valley Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley Home Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home Cemetery
- Campbellsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Hamberlin Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hamberlin Family Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberlin Family Cemetery
- The Hamberlin Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hamberlin Cemetery
- Hamblin Cemetery
- McLeod Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Tanglewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Tanglewood Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Cemetery
- Jeffery Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Jeffery Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffery Cemetery
- Kettleman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Kettleman Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettleman Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oak Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Satartia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Anding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Yazoo City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Kearney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Bentonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Crump
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kearney Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Nod
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Dover ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Adelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Valley Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Flora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Smedes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Haynes Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Auter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Blanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
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 Oak Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bentonia
- Flora
- Rolling Fork
- Satartia
- Yazoo City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oak Valley 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 Oak Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675106 (Oak Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675106 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: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bayland SE
- Location given for Oak Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7620788 Lon: -90.5525949
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Valley 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. |