A visit to the Sardis 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 Sardis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sardis Cemetery:
31.7813, -90.3076
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sardis Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies just to the northwest of the Sardis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sardis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sardis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mullens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Russell - Tillman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stronghope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stronghope Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghope Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Beauregard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beauregard Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Cemetery
- St. Peter Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Little Bahala Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Little Bahala Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bahala Cemetery
- The Little Bahala Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Bahala Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60483 <5>
- Hazlehurst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazlehurst Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst Cemetery
- Ellington - Redus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ellington - Redus Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington - Redus Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ellington - Redus Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Hazlehurst.
- The Ellington - Redus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59152 <5>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Tyson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tyson Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery
- Sylvarena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sylvarena Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Mission Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galilee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Red Bone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Red Bone Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bone Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sardis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Beauregard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Wesson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazlehurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tryus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Glancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- New Sight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Nola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Crystal Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Bowerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Brookhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Sardis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Brookhaven
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Monticello
- Terry
- Wesson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sardis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Copiah 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 Sardis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708054 (Sardis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708054 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: Copiah
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shady Grove
- Location given for Sardis Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7812741 Lon: -90.30759
- 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 Copiah, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sardis 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. |