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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Brainerd. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brainerd to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brainerd, 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 Brainerd (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 Brainerd. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Brainerd is historic, it would have been located within present day Poinsett County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Poinsett County: Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Jackson & Mississippi.
Below are the counties that are near Brainerd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brainerd:
- Poinsett County (The home county of Brainerd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainerd, with the one closest to Brainerd listed first.
- Weiner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Waldenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg
- Waldenburg is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldenburg <2>
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Trumann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
- Trumann is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <2>
- Hatchie Coon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatchie Coon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Marked Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree
- Marked Tree is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marked Tree <2>
- Rivervale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Black Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Lepanto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
- Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <2>
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainerd, with the one closest to Brainerd listed first.
- Obear ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Cash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <2>
- Jonesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
- Bono
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Bono is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <2>
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <2>
- Brookland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Brookland is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,863 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookland <2>
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
- Lake View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Black Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Caraway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
- Caraway is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <2>
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainerd, with the one closest to Brainerd listed first.
- Bay Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Cherry Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <2>
- Hickory Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Vanndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Twist
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainerd, with the one closest to Brainerd listed first.
- Light
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Walcott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Pine Knot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Independence County
- Cord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Cord
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainerd, with the one closest to Brainerd listed first.
- Grubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Balch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Amagon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Swifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Algoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Airport Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Remmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Tuckerman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerman
- Tuckerman is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckerman <2>
- Campbell Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Kenyon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Beedeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beedeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainerd, with the one closest to Brainerd listed first.
- Alicia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Sedgwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Sedgwick is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <2>
- Minturn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Hoxie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <2>
- Walnut Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <2>
- Saffell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- College City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Portia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
- Portia is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brainerd, see our County-by-County Page for Brainerd.
Cemeteries Near Brainerd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brainerd.
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 Brainerd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brainerd, with the one closest to Brainerd listed first.
- Otwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otwell Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Otwell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Otwell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the northeast of Jonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55553 <6>
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Grubbs.
- Holloway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holloway Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
- Waldenburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldenburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waldenburg Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Waldenburg.
- The Waldenburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971895 <6>
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gibson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bolivar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolivar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolivar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Willis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Houston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McDaniel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kelly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
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.
While we didn't find Brainerd in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brainerd.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brainerd, with the one closest to Brainerd listed first.
- Obear ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - McDaniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Weiner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Cash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalolick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Buffalolick is located in Poinsett County
- Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
- Grubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <2>
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Jonesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whitehall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Nettleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Bono
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Bono is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <2>
- Whitehall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brainerd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brainerd.
Newspapers Published in Brainerd ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brainerd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brainerd, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brainerd.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brainerd:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Poinsett County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cross County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Independence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Craighead County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Poinsett County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Poinsett County: www.poinsettco.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Brainerd, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brainerd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brainerd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6812, Longitude: -90.8635 In this case, the coordinates for Brainerd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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. |