A visit to the Abbey 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 Abbey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Abbey Cemetery:
35.9786, -92.8719
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Abbey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Abbey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Pine Bluff. Pine Bluff lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Abbey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Abbey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Abbey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Abbey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Slay Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slay Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Whisenant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whisenant Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisenant Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Love Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Saint Joe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155655 <5>
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Kilburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kilburn Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilburn Cemetery
- Mt. Hersey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hersey Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hersey Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Snowball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Trammell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Trammell Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammell Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osborne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Saint Joe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944208 <5>
- Henley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Glencoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Glencoe Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe Cemetery
- Pinhook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Ben's Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ben's Branch Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben's Branch Cemetery
- DePriest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The DePriest Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DePriest Cemetery
- Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- The Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56288 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Abbey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Abbey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blanco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Western Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Mount Judea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Bruno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Everton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rally Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Witt's Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Valley Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Eros
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Watts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Baker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Tilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Lone Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Pleasant Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Pyatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
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 Abbey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abbey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte
- Everton
- Jasper
- Marshall
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Abbey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Abbey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #70401 (Abbey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #70401 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Snowball
- Location given for Abbey Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9786111 Lon: -92.8719444
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Jefferson, 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' (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- Abbey 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. |
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