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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Sykes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sykes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sykes, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sykes (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sykes. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Sykes is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.

Below are the counties that are near Sykes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sykes:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Sykes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
    • Muldon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
      • Muldon is located in Monroe County
    • Aberdeen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Monroe County
    • Hamilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Acker ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
      • Acker is located in Monroe County
    • New Wren
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
      • New Wren is located in Monroe County
    • Wren
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Monroe County
    • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
      • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
    • Amory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hatley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
      • Hatley is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Greenwood Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Floyton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
      • Floyton is located in Monroe County
    • Ales ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
      • Ales is located in Monroe County
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
    • Egypt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
    • Okolona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
    • Van Vleet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
      • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
    • Houston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Anchor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Thelma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thelma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
    • New Houlka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
      • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Former names for New Houlka:
      • Houlka
      • Old Houlka
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
    • Vinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Clay County
    • West Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Abbott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Clay County
    • Una
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
      • Una is located in Clay County
    • Siloam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siloam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Clay County
    • Griffith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
      • Griffith is located in Clay County
    • Mhoons Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mhoons Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
      • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
    • Cedar Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
    • Beasley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
      • Beasley is located in Clay County
    • Montpelier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Clay County
    • Pheba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Holmes County
    • Egypt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Holmes County
  • Itawamba County
    • Carolina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
      • Carolina is located in Itawamba County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
    • Shannon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Richmond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Lee County
    • Verona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <2>
    • Plantersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <2>
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
    • Kolola Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
      • Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
    • Caledonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Columbus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bent Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
    • Artesia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • New Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
    • Clayton Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Sessums
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sessums. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessums
      • Sessums is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sessums <2>
    • Starkville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Adaton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Pontotoc County
    • Goodford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
      • Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
  • Webster County
    • Mantee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
      • Mantee is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Lamar County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
    • Bedford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Sulligent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
      • Sulligent is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <2>
    • Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
    • Hightogy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
      • Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Detroit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
    • Fernbank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
      • Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Pickens County (AL)
    • Stafford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sykes, see our County-by-County Page for Sykes.

Cemeteries Near Sykes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sykes.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sykes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.

  • Mountain Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Lawn Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reedy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Le Noir Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Le Noir Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Le Noir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Third Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Third Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Third Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paine Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paine Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paine Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strong Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Concord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Concord #1 Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord #1 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Sykes itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.

  • Binford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
    • Binford is located in Monroe County
  • Muldon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
    • Muldon is located in Monroe County
  • Aberdeen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gibson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Monroe County
  • Whites
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Whites is located in Clay County
  • Vinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Vinton is located in Clay County
  • Egypt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
  • Abbott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Abbott is located in Clay County
  • West Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Una
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
    • Una is located in Clay County
  • Palo Alto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
    • Palo Alto is located in Clay County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Siloam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siloam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
    • Greenbrier ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
      • Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
    • Acker ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
      • Acker is located in Monroe County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sykes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sykes.

Newspapers Published in Sykes ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sykes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sykes, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sykes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sykes:

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sykes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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- Sykes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sykes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7732, Longitude: -88.6109       In this case, the coordinates for Sykes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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