A visit to the Shannon 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 Shannon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shannon Cemetery:
32.8154, -90.6879
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shannon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shannon Cemetery is located in Yazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Yazoo County is located in Yazoo City. Yazoo City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Shannon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shannon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Shannon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shannon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbellsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tanglewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tanglewood Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Cemetery
- Jeffery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jeffery Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffery Cemetery
- Kettleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kettleman Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettleman Cemetery
- Valley Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley Home Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home Cemetery
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- John Roberson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goshen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Mayday Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Mayday Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday Cemetery
- Danover Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Danover Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danover Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Balup Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Balup Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balup Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Centrana Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Centrana Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrana Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Weathers Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Weathers Cemetery is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathers Cemetery
- Mt. Eva Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Eva Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eva Cemetery
- Wolf Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shannon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shannon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kearney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Satartia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Louise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Rolling Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Anguilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Cary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Issaquena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Blanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Richey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Onward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Smedes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Jonestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Auter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Lorenzen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Valley Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Yazoo City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <6>
- Oil City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Nitta Yuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Booth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Delta City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Anding
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Crump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
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 Shannon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shannon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Rolling Fork
- Satartia
- Yazoo City
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 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 Shannon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yazoo 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 Shannon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694750 (Shannon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694750 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: Yazoo
- Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holly Bluff
- Location given for Shannon Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8154091 Lon: -90.6878744
- 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 Yazoo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shannon 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. |