A visit to the Sapa 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 Sapa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sapa Cemetery:
33.5493, -89.2012
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sapa Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sapa Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Walthall. Walthall lies just to the northwest of the Sapa Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sapa Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sapa Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sapa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- La Grange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The La Grange Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange Cemetery
- Lollars Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henleys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Henleys Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henleys Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Church Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Eupora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Eupora Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
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- Jordons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jordons Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordons Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Walthall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59774 <5>
- Webster Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bluff Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bluff Spring Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring Cemetery
- Old Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maben Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Maben Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben Cemetery
- Clarkson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarkson Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clarkson Cemetery is located in Clarkson.
- The Clarkson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarkston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2699657 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sapa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sapa Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sapa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Mathiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eupora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walthall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Maben
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Fame
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Reform
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Double Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Montevista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hohenlinden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Pheba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mantee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Ackerman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sturgis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Slate Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 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 Sapa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sapa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Cumberland
- Eupora
- Maben
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Sapa Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Sapa Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705725 (Sapa Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705725 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sapa
- Location given for Sapa Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5492878 Lon: -89.2011772
- 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 Webster, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sapa 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. |