A visit to the Saint Paul 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 St. Paul Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Paul Cemetery:
33.9571, -90.5026
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. Paul Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Paul Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Paul Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Second Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Light Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
- Cagles Crossroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Roundaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Roundaway Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway Cemetery
- Galena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Galena Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Sandy Bayou Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandy Bayou Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bayou Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- True Vine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The True Vine Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Vine Cemetery
- Carr's Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- German Lane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The German Lane Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lane Cemetery
- Drew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Muddy Bayou Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Muddy Bayou Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Bayou Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia 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 St. Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tutwiler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Whitney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Sumner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Drew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Albin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Vance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Africa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Claremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mound Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Winstonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Hopson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Glendora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hushpuckena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Merigold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alligator
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ruleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 St. Paul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Drew
- Mound Bayou
- Ruleville
- Sumner
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 St. Paul Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Sunflower 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 St. Paul Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677180 (Saint Paul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677180 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baltzer
- Location given for Saint Paul Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9570569 Lon: -90.502594
- 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 Sunflower, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Paul 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. |
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