A visit to the Sullivan 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 Sullivan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sullivan Cemetery:
31.8332, -89.5709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Sullivan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sullivan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sullivan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sullivan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Ed Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ed Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Sullivan Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Mize Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mize Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tom Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tom Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Sullivan Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Landmark MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Liberty Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Miller Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Miller Cemetery
- The Old Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Fairmount Waco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312476 <5>
- Rutland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Berkhalter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Berkhalter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkhalter Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Ridge Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sullivan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sullivan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mize
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Coats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Arbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Magee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Jaynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sanatorium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Sylvarena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Galilee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Soso
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Amy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Stringer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Sullivan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sullivan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sullivan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sullivan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 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 Sullivan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Sullivan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678389 (Sullivan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678389 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mize
- Location given for Sullivan Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.833216 Lon: -89.5709027
- 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 Smith, 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- Sullivan 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. |