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A visit to the Academy Cemetery ...



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 Academy Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.0978°   (34° 5' 52")

Lon:   -93.7974°   (-93° 47' 50")

The Academy Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.

The county seat for Pike County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the east southeast of the Academy Cemetery .

Name Variations for Academy Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Academy Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Biggs Cemetery
  • Biggs Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Academy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Pike 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 Academy 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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Academy Cemetery.

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

    • Nathan
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
      • Nathan is located in Pike County
    • Corinth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Howard County
    • Highland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Pike County
    • Murfreesboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Moriah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
      • Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
    • Tokio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
      • Tokio is located in Hempstead County
    • Kimberley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
      • Kimberley is located in Pike County
    • Center Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Howard County
    • Nashville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Doyle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Hempstead County
    • Newhope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
      • Newhope is located in Pike County
    • Daisy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Grandfield
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
        • Grandfield is located in Pike County
      • Star of the West ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
        • Star of the West is located in Pike County
      • Blue Bayou
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
        • Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
      • Pike City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
        • Pike City is located in Pike County
      • Dierks
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Kirby
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Euclid
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euclid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
        • Euclid is located in Howard County
      • Clow
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
        • Clow is located in Hempstead County
      • McCaskill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaskill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
        • McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
      • Billstown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
        • Billstown is located in Pike County
      • Lodi
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
        • Lodi is located in Pike County
      • Langley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

    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 Academy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Academy Cemetery.<5>

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

    • College Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Polk Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polk Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Cemetery
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Polk Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polk Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Cemetery
    • New Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Murfreesboro.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
    • Blackwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood Cemetery
    • Kesterson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kesterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kesterson Cemetery
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Murfreesboro Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Holly Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holly Creek Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Creek Cemetery
      • Old Salem Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
      • Roy Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Roy Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
      • Liberty Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hester Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hester Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
      • Japany Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Home Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Academy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0978, Longitude: -93.7974    
    <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>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.




 

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