A visit to the Sylvestria 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 Sylvestria Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sylvestria Cemetery:
34.8376, -89.3992
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sylvestria Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sylvestria Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Holly Springs. Holly Springs lies just to the south southwest of the Sylvestria Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sylvestria Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sylvestria Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sylvestria Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Atway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Atway Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Atway Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Hudsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hudsonville Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville Cemetery
- Hudsonville Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hudsonville Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hudsonville Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Holly Springs.
- The Hudsonville Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hudsonville Cemetery
- Hudsonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60047 <5>
- Seals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Seals Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kimbrough Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough Cemetery
- Gatewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Cemetery
- McAlexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McAlexander Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlexander Cemetery
- Strawberry Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seals Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Seals Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dawson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Holly Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58941 <5>
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Bishop Cottre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bishop Cottre Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cottre Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Rising Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star Cemetery
- Chewalla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chewalla Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
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]<3> of the Sylvestria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sylvestria Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Atway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Hudsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Snow Lake Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Red Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Michigan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Marianna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Potts Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cayce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canaan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- La Grange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Forty Five
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Byhalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Gravestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Grand Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Piperton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Barton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
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 Sylvestria Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sylvestria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Byhalia
- Holly Springs
- La Grange
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 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 Sylvestria Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Sylvestria Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694926 (Sylvestria Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694926 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holly Springs
- Location given for Sylvestria Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8375949 Lon: -89.3992428
- 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 Marshall, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sylvestria 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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