A visit to the Sanderson 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 Sanderson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sanderson Cemetery:
31.6341, -88.7867
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sanderson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the east northeast of the Sanderson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sanderson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sanderson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sanderson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shirley Place Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mozingo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Shady Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183835 <5>
- Boyles Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strengthford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Strengthford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strengthford Cemetery
- Dyess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dyess Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Cemetery
- Mozingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Sellers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hollis Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hollis Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Creek Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Waynesboro Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sanderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sanderson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whistler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Clara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Chicora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Shubuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Ovett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Sandersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Carson City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stafford Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Matherville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Laurel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bothwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Isney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Gin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Heidelberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- State Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Vossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Copeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Aquilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Emory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
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 Sanderson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sanderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Laurel
- Richton
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
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 Sanderson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Sanderson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677363 (Sanderson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677363 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whistler
- Location given for Sanderson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6340513 Lon: -88.7867107
- 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 Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanderson 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. |