A visit to the Sylva Rena 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 Sylva Rena Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sylva Rena Cemetery:
34.1246, -89.7301
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sylva Rena Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sylva Rena Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County<2>.
The county seat for Yalobusha County is located in Water Valley. Water Valley lies just to the east northeast of the Sylva Rena Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sylva Rena Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sylva Rena Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sylva Rena Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Pine Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Spring Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring Cemetery
- Fords Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fords Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Cemetery
- Long Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
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- Benson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Green Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Green Goshen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Goshen Cemetery
- Hervey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hervey Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Love Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Love Joy Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Joy Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Pipkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pipkin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipkin Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sylva Rena Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sylva Rena Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Velma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Coffeeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Courtland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Terza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Banner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chapeltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebloom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Memphis Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Paynes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Bruce
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cornish
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Mims
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Crowder
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
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 Sylva Rena Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yalobusha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sylva Rena Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sylva Rena Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Charleston
- Coffeeville
- Oxford
- Water Valley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sylva Rena Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yalobusha 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 Sylva Rena Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678519 (Sylva Rena Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678519 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: Yalobusha
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Velma
- Location given for Sylva Rena Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1245548 Lon: -89.7300875
- 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 Yalobusha, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sylva Rena 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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