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A visit to the Sunrise Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sunrise Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunrise Cemetery

Lat:   32.7718°   (32° 46' 18")

Lon:   -89.4403°   (-89° 26' 25")

The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Leake County<2>.

The county seat for Leake County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the west southwest of the Sunrise Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sunrise Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunrise Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Stewart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Midway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Leake Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leake Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leake Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leake Memorial Gardens is located in Leake County
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goshen Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galilee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galilee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galilee Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Reformation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformation Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reformation Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Freeny Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeny Cemetery is located in Leake County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Shackolo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shackolo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shackolo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shackolo Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Atkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atkins Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Standing Pine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Standing Pine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Standing Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Standing Pine Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Barnett Memorial Garden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Memorial Garden
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnett Memorial Garden is located in Leake County
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
    • Mars Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Leake County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Leake County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunrise Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunrise Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Coosa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Coosa is located in Leake County
  • Redwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Redwater is located in Leake County
  • Carthage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Standing Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
  • Laurel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
  • Dowdville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
  • Tuscola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Tuscola is located in Leake County
  • Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Neshoba County
  • Walnut Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • High Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Leake County
  • Pearl River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
  • Saint Ann
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Dixon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
    • Lena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cash
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Scott County
    • Sebastopol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <6>
    • Vowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County

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 Sunrise Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leake County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunrise Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sunrise Cemetery:

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 Sunrise Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #707164  (Sunrise Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #707164 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Renfroe
    • County: Leake         Elev: 122
    • Location given for GNIS #707164 (Sunrise Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Leake, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunrise Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7718, Longitude: -89.4403       In this case, the coordinates for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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