A visit to the Polk - Royal 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 Polk - Royal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polk - Royal Cemetery:
33.7190, -90.9682
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polk - Royal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Polk - Royal Cemetery is located in Bolivar County<2>.
The county seat for Bolivar County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Polk - Royal Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Polk - Royal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polk - Royal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Old Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Stone Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stone Cemetery
- Waldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Waldon Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Parthenia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parthenia Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenia Cemetery
- Burrus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burrus Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrus Cemetery
- Speckter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Speckter Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speckter Cemetery
- Egypt Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Egypt Ridge Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ridge Cemetery
- Aycock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
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- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Anns Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Miles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- El Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Sharewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharewell Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharewell Cemetery
- Asia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Asia Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia Cemetery
- Mexican Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mexican Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Polk - Royal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polk - Royal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dahomy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Christmas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Benoit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Beulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Longshot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Grapeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Pace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pace is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Lake Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Victor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
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- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eutaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Mound Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Wright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
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- Waxhaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Shaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Choctaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Renova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Arkansas City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Napanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Gunnison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
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 Polk - Royal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bolivar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polk - Royal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Napoleon - Historic
- Rosedale
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 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 Polk - Royal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Bolivar 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 Polk - Royal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676184 (Polk-Royal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676184 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: Bolivar
- Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lobdell
- Location given for Polk-Royal Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7190007 Lon: -90.9681609
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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 Bolivar, 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' (or 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- Polk - Royal 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. |