A visit to the Sellers 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 Sellers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sellers Cemetery:
31.6960, -88.8937
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sellers Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Sellers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sellers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sellers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sellers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Dennis Blackledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Boyles Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strengthford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Strengthford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strengthford Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Blackledge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackledge Cemetery
- Myrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sanderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
- Mozingo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The West Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Shady Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183835 <5>
- Lowery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Choctaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Fall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fall Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Cemetery
- Shirley Place Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Rest Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sellers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sellers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whistler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Sandersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Clara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stafford Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Mulberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Ovett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Shubuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Moss
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Ellisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kelona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Service
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Barnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Chicora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Gin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- De Soto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
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 Sellers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sellers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
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 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 Sellers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Sellers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677507 (Sellers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677507 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Myrick
- Location given for Sellers Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6959947 Lon: -88.8936599
- 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 Wayne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sellers 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. |