A visit to the Yellow Creek 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 Yellow Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yellow Creek Cemetery:
31.7349, -88.7137
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yellow Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the southeast of the Yellow Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yellow Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Yellow Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yellow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lowery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waller Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Waller Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Ridge Cemetery
- Mozingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- Boice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boice Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Shady Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183835 <5>
- Waynesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Waynesboro Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Menasco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Menasco Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasco Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sandhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandhill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Boyles Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Dyess Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dyess Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Mozingo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mozingo Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozingo Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Billie Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Billie Field Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Field Cemetery
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 Yellow Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yellow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whistler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Waynesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shubuta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Clara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Matherville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Gin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Chicora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Isney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- De Soto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Aquilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Stafford Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Heidelberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Melvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Barnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Errata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Quitman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Copeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
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 Yellow Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yellow Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Quitman
- Sandersville
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Yellow Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Yellow Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706466 (Yellow Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706466 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waynesboro
- Location given for Yellow Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7348817 Lon: -88.713651
- 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 Wayne, 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- Yellow Creek 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. |