A visit to the Sandy Bayou 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 Sandy Bayou Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Bayou Cemetery:
33.8523, -90.5809
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Bayou Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandy Bayou Cemetery is located in Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the south of the Sandy Bayou Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Bayou Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sandy Bayou Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Bayou Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Drew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Merigold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Merigold Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Merigold Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Merigold.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1355266 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- German Lane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The German Lane Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lane Cemetery
- Lehrton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lehrton Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton Cemetery
- Marlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Renova Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Renova Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova Cemetery
- The Renova Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284230 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorehouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Moorehouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehouse Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Bayou Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Bayou Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mound Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merigold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Renova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Halstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Winstonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roundaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doddsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Albin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Webb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Tutwiler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hushpuckena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Victor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Africa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Pace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pace is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Glendora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
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 Sandy Bayou 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 Sandy Bayou Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Drew
- Drew lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sandy Bayou Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Mound Bayou
- Ruleville
- Sumner
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 Sandy Bayou 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 Sandy Bayou Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677374 (Sandy Bayou Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677374 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: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Drew
- Location given for Sandy Bayou Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8523352 Lon: -90.5809276
- 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 '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- Sandy Bayou 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. |