A visit to the Sandy Springs 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 Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Springs Cemetery:
34.4373, -88.3756
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Itawamba County<2>.
The county seat for Itawamba County is located in Fulton. Fulton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Sandy Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sandy Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Saucer Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Saucer Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucer Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnt Field Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Field Cemetery
- Gilmore Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Caveness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Caveness Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caveness Cemetery
- Ozark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ozark Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Cemetery
- Locust Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Locust Tree Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Tree Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- East Marietta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The East Marietta Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marietta Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Kirkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kirkville Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Brumley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brumley Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- East Prentiss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Prentiss Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prentiss Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kirkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- New Site
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Mantachie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Bounds Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Golden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Tremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tishomingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mooreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Altitude
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Ballardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Abney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Paden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Wheeler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Guntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Itawamba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sandy Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Itawamba 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706271 (Sandy Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706271 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: Itawamba
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kirkville
- Location given for Sandy Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4373221 Lon: -88.3756024
- 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 Itawamba, 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 from Point A (ie- Sandy Springs 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. |