A visit to the Stoneville - Leland 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 Stoneville - Leland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stoneville - Leland Cemetery:
33.4271, -90.9270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stoneville - Leland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stoneville - Leland Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the west southwest of the Stoneville - Leland Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Stoneville - Leland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stoneville - Leland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lamont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamont Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jake Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery
- Jake Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jake Cemetery #2 is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery #2
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Christian Life Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Heads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Heads Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <5>
- Forkland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Forkland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Live Oaks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Live Oaks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oaks Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
- Helm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm 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 Stoneville - Leland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stoneville - Leland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stoneville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Leland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalfe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunleith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Napanee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Helm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Choctaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Heathman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grapeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Lake Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Shaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Longshot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Benoit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Indianola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mound Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Dahomy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hollandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Faisonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
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 Stoneville - Leland 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 Stoneville - Leland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Indianola
- Leland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Stoneville - Leland 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 Stoneville - Leland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678312 (Stoneville-Leland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678312 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: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leland
- Location given for Stoneville-Leland Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4270609 Lon: -90.9270462
- 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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoneville - Leland 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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