A visit to the Sarepta 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 Sarepta Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sarepta Cemetery:
31.8727, -90.7662
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sarepta Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Port Gibson. Port Gibson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sarepta Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sarepta Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sarepta Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sarepta Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Segrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Hedrich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hedrich Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrich Cemetery
- Trevillion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Trevillion Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevillion Cemetery
- Herlong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Herlong Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Hulburt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hulburt Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulburt Cemetery
- Hulburt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hulburt Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulburt Cemetery
- Patona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Patona Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patona Cemetery
- Cherry Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Farm Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hartley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Greenlee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenlee Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee Cemetery
- Trimm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mt. Tro Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- French Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The French Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelton Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of Hazlehurst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62726 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Sarepta Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sarepta Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Myles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carpenter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Red Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Willows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Port Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Rocky Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Caseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Glancy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ingleside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Harriston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Utica
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Grand Gulf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Hazlehurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
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 Sarepta Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sarepta Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayette
- Grand Gulf
- Hazlehurst
- Port Gibson
- Utica
- Utica lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sarepta Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
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 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 Sarepta Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Sarepta Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708100 (Sarepta Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708100 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McBride
- Location given for Sarepta Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8726607 Lon: -90.7662119
- 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 Claiborne, 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 from Point A (ie- Sarepta 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. |