A visit to the Sanders 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 Sanders Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sanders Cemetery:
34.0068, -90.7126
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sanders Cemetery is located in Bolivar County<2>.
The county seat for Bolivar County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of the Sanders Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sanders Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sanders Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sanders Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Harmon Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmon Cemetery
- The Place of Prayer Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- German Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The German Lane Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lane Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Peters Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Peters Rock Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Rock Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Booker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Booker Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roundaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Roundaway Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- New Ashley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The New Ashley Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashley Cemetery
- Round Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Carr's Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery
- The Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarksdale Church of God In Christ 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 Sanders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sanders Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hushpuckena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Duncan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Alligator
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Winstonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Roundaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Mound Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Round Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Deeson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Perthshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Merigold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sunflower Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Gunnison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Hopson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Renova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Whitney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Clarksdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Waxhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Tutwiler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Sanders 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 Sanders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Drew
- Drew lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sanders Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Mound Bayou
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 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 Sanders 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 Sanders Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677356 (Sanders Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677356 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: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duncan
- Location given for Sanders Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0067771 Lon: -90.7125995
- 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 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 '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- Sanders 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |