A visit to the Sky Lake Bend 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 Sky Lake Bend Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sky Lake Bend Cemetery:
33.2846, -90.4815
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sky Lake Bend Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sky Lake Bend Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Belzoni. Belzoni lies just to the south of the Sky Lake Bend Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sky Lake Bend Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Sky Lake Bend Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sky Lake Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Everet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Everet Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Everet Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mathena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mathena Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathena Cemetery
- Mt. Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Home Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Home Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Indianola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527113 <5>
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Fullilove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fullilove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullilove 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 Sky Lake Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sky Lake Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jaketown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Isola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Belzoni
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Inverness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Morgan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Baird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Moorhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Gooden Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Keirn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Cruger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Indianola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wyatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Murphy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Mileston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Gwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Pluto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Sidon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Faisonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Itta Bena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Sunflower
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Bee Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Roebuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
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 Sky Lake Bend Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sky Lake Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belzoni
- Indianola
- Itta Bena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sky Lake Bend Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 Sky Lake Bend Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #677870 (Sky Lake Bend Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677870 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swiftown
- Location given for Sky Lake Bend Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2845669 Lon: -90.4814773
- 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 Humphreys, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sky Lake Bend 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. |
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