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A visit to the Skull Cemetery ...


The location of the Skull Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Skull Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skull Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skull Cemetery

Lat:   34.0359°   (34° 2' 9")

Lon:   -91.3415°   (-91° 20' 29")

The Skull Cemetery is located in Arkansas County<2>.

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 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 Skull Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Arkansas 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 Skull Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Skull Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skull Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Gillett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pea Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
    • Tichnor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Watson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Gould
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Dumas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pickens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Reydell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
      • Reydell is located in Jefferson County
    • Varner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
      • Varner is located in Lincoln County
    • Kelso
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Desha County
    • Bayou Meto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
      • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • De Witt
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Snow Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
        • Snow Lake is located in Desha County
      • Winchester
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
        • Winchester is located in Drew County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Rohwer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ethel
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
        • Ethel is located in Arkansas County
      • Grady
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rosedale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
        • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
      • Wright
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
        • Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Crumrod
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
        • Crumrod is located in Phillips County

    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 Skull Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Arkansas County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skull Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Skull Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skull Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55198 <6>
    • Boggins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boggins Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggins Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53129 <6>
    • Moore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55103 <6>
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55115 <6>
    • Massey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Massey Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54944 <6>
    • Champion Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Champion Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53412 <6>
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hockenberry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hinmon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gillett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gentry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Desha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
    • Old Menard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Menard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Menard Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • The Old Menard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Menard Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Menard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376658 <6>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Coose / Menard Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Coose / Menard Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Coose / Menard Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
        • The Coose / Menard Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Coose Cemetery
        • Menard Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coose / Menard Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55063 <6>
      • Gardener Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardener Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gardener Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardener Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53989 <6>
      • Mason Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mason Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54939 <6>
      • Jerusalem Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Desha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Desha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Barnett Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Desha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Malcolm Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Irby Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Irby Cemetery is located in Desha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irby Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Skull Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #54893  (Skull Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #54893 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Arkansas Post
      • County: Arkansas         Elev: 53
      • Location given for GNIS #54893 (Skull Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

    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 Arkansas' counties, including Arkansas, 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 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 Skull Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0359, Longitude: -91.3415       In this case, the coordinates for the Skull Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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