A visit to the Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweetwater Cemetery:
33.1957, -90.0245
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweetwater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the south southwest of the Sweetwater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweetwater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sweetwater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweetwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Rhynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rhynes Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhynes Cemetery
- Jordan Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wadell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wadell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadell Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- Horring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Horring Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horring Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58192 <5>
- Saffold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Saffold Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffold Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Beall - Stigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Vanhoughton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vanhoughton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoughton Cemetery
- Wanlaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wanlaw Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanlaw Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Pinkston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sweetwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweetwater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Ituma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Jones Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Wyatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Tchula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keirn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Mileston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tolarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Cruger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Goodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Possumneck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Good Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Coxburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Vaiden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Sidon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Sallis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Bee Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Fordyke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
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 Sweetwater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweetwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Vaiden
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sweetwater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Sweetwater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678490 (Sweetwater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678490 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington North
- Location given for Sweetwater Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.195682 Lon: -90.0245292
- 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 Holmes, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweetwater 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. |