A visit to the Sylvarena Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sylvarena Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sylvarena Cemetery (FG ID #2255748)
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 Sylvarena Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sylvarena Cemetery
Lat: 32.0137° (32° 0' 49")
Lon: -89.3794° (-89° 22' 45")
The Sylvarena Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the west of the Sylvarena Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sylvarena Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sylvarena Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ted Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Royals Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royals Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Double Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefcoats - Farnham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mineral Springs Missioanry Baptist
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McCraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Shady Grove MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leaf River Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Trinity Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sylvarena Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sylvarena Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sylvarena
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <7>
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bezer
- From the Sylvarena Cemetery to Bezer
- Louin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Turnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <7>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stringer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acme ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Acme
- From the Sylvarena Cemetery to Acme
- Burns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burns
- From the Sylvarena Cemetery to Burns
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mize
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Mize is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <7>
- Ras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Verba ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Success ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vernon
- From the Sylvarena Cemetery to Vernon
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fouke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fouke
- From the Sylvarena Cemetery to Fouke
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Amy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Sylvarena 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 Sylvarena Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Mize
- Mize lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Sylvarena Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sylvarena Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Sylvarena Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Sylvarena Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sylvarena Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0137, Longitude: -89.3794 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |