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A visit to the Sand Creek Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sand Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Creek Cemetery

Lat:   33.4773°   (33° 28' 38")

Lon:   -88.6700°   (-88° 40' 12")

The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.

The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Sand Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sand Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sand Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Curtis Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Curtis Chapel Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Mayhew Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayhew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayhew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayhew Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Seitz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seitz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seitz Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Mayhew Mission Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayhew Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayhew Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayhew Mission Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Fox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fox Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Rice Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Sessums Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessums Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sessums Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sessums Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Tibbee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tibbee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tibbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tibbee Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
    • The Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens is located in Oktibbeha County
    • The Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Memorial Gardens
  • Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peters Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Motley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Motley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Motley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Motley Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Parrish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parrish Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Wicks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wicks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wicks Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Pooles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pooles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pooles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pooles Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clay County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sand Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sand Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sessums
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sessums. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessums
    • Sessums is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sessums <6>
  • Artesia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Clayton Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
    • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Bent Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
    • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
  • Starkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mhoons Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mhoons Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
    • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
  • West Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Clay County
  • Crawford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <6>
  • Siloam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siloam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Clay County
  • Cedar Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
  • Fairport ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Griffith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
      • Griffith is located in Clay County
    • Adaton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Longview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Abbott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Clay County
    • Vinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Clay County
    • Brooksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Muldon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
      • Muldon is located in Monroe County
    • Pheba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Sand Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sand Creek Cemetery:

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 Sand Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #710100  (Sand Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #710100 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Artesia
    • County: Lowndes         Elev: 85
    • Location given for GNIS #710100 (Sand Creek Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Lowndes, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sand Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4773, Longitude: -88.6700       In this case, the coordinates for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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