A visit to the Willing Worker 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 Willing Worker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willing Worker Cemetery:
33.5446, -90.5637
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willing Worker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willing Worker Cemetery is located in Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies just to the southwest of the Willing Worker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willing Worker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Willing Worker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willing Worker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Bayou Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bayou Hill Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Hill Cemetery
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Cemetery
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Moorhead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moorhead Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead Cemetery
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Cemetery
- Indianola City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Indianola Memorial Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Indianola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527113 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willing Worker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willing Worker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunflower
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Roundaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Faisonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Moorhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Indianola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Doddsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Heathman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Halstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Ruleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Inverness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- McNutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Itta Bena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Schlater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Boyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Helm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Dunleith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Morgan City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shellmound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Napanee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
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 Willing Worker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willing Worker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Indianola
- Itta Bena
- McNutt
- McNutt lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Willing Worker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McNutt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Ruleville
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 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 Willing Worker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Sunflower 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 Willing Worker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679729 (Willing Worker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679729 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunflower
- Location given for Willing Worker Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5445618 Lon: -90.5637002
- 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 Sunflower, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willing Worker 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. |