A visit to the Sixteenth Section 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 Sixteenth Section Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sixteenth Section Cemetery:
33.6079, -90.5048
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sixteenth Section Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sixteenth Section Cemetery is located in Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sixteenth Section Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sixteenth Section Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Sixteenth Section Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sixteenth Section Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Cemetery
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Cemetery
- Willing Worker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Lehrton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lehrton Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton Cemetery
- Marlow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Moorehouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Moorehouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehouse Cemetery
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- Boyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Bayou Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bayou Hill Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Hill Cemetery
- Moorhead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Moorhead Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sixteenth Section Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sixteenth Section Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Doddsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Sunflower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Roundaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Ruleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McNutt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Schlater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Faisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Moorhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Halstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Baird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Itta Bena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shellmound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Drew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minter City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Heathman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Fort Loring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Whitney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Money
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Renova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
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 Sixteenth Section Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sixteenth Section Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Drew
- Drew lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Sixteenth Section Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Indianola
- Itta Bena
- McNutt
- McNutt lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sixteenth Section Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McNutt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Ruleville
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 helpful 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 Sixteenth Section Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Sunflower 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 Sixteenth Section Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677860 (Sixteenth Section Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677860 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunflower
- Location given for Sixteenth Section Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6078946 Lon: -90.5048107
- 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 Sunflower, 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- Sixteenth Section 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |