A visit to the Section 16 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 Section 16 Cemetery ...
The Section 16 Cemetery is located in Washington County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arcola Cemetery
- The Arcola Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Bellamy Cemetery
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Cameta Cemetery
- The Cameta Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
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- Canaan Hill Cemetery
- The Canaan Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Centrana Cemetery
- The Centrana Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
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- Clitonia Cemetery
- The Clitonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Delta City Cemetery
- The Delta City Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
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- Fish Lake Cemetery
- The Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
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- Fourmile Cemetery
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Georgia Bend Cemetery
- The Georgia Bend Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
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- Golden Link Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Magruder Cemetery
- The Magruder Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Mt. Gideon Cemetery
- The Mt. Gideon Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- New Foundation Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- Vickland Cemetery
- The Vickland Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
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- Vicks Cemetery
- The Vicks Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Section 16 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Anguilla
- Arcola
- Arcola is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Auter
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
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- Avon
- Avon is located in Washington County
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- Booth
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
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- Byrne City
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
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- Delta City
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
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- Forrest City ‑ Historic
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
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- Gooden Lake
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
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- Hampton
- Hampton is located in Washington County
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- Hollandale
- James
- James is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lorenzen
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
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- Mont Helena
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
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- Murphy
- Murphy is located in Washington County
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- New Town
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
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- Nitta Yuma
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
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- Overby
- Overby is located in Washington County
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- Panther Burn
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
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- Richey
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
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- Riverside Junction
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
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- Willet
- Willet is located in Washington County
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- Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
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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 Section 16 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Section 16 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Section 16 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Section 16 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677495 (Section 16 Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677495 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hollandale
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Section 16 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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