A visit to the Sandhill 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 Sandhill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandhill Cemetery:
31.8074, -88.7831
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandhill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandhill Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sandhill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandhill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sandhill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandhill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Waller Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Waller Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Ridge Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Menasco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Menasco Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasco Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Rest Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Shubuta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shubuta Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Goodwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Boyles Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arrington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Atkinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
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 Sandhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandhill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shubuta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Whistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Gin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Stafford Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Vossburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Matherville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Heidelberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Sandersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
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- Clara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pachuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Kelona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Isney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Antioch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Chicora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Melvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
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 Sandhill 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 Sandhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Clara lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sandhill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Laurel
- Quitman
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sandhill 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 Sandhill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677366 (Sandhill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677366 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: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eucutta
- Location given for Sandhill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8073797 Lon: -88.7830999
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sandhill 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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