A visit to the Adams 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 Adams Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Adams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adams Cemetery
Lat: 36.1028° (36° 6' 10")
Lon: -90.9990° (-90° 59' 56")
The Adams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies just to the southeast of the Adams Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Adams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kissee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kissee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kissee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kissee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Lawrence Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lawrence Memorial Park is located in Lawrence County
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Watkins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watkins Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Manson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56724 <6>
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Scott Cemetery (located 82 miles to the north).
- Phillips - Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips - Reeves Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips - Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phillips - Reeves Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- The Phillips - Reeves Cemetery has also been known as:
- Phillips Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55898 <6>
- Portia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Portia Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Crossroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroad Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Snow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Walnut Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56341 <6>
- Duty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duty Cemetery
- The Duty Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Duty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Walnut Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53753 <6>
- Huffstedler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffstedler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffstedler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Huffstedler Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Throop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Throop Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Throop Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Throop Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Throop Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Pocahontas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56533 <6>
- Oak Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Forest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Colberk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colberk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colberk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Colberk Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Arbor Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbor Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbor Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Arbor Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Whittaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whittaker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoxie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- College City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
- Powhatan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Powhatan is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan <7>
- Black Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <7>
- Minturn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Birdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Eleven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eleven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Skaggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skaggs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Sedgwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Kean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Serene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Serene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Pocahontas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <7>
- Imboden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
- Imboden is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <7>
- Annieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Annieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Light
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Light is located in Greene County
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alicia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Water Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
- Brockett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brockett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Brockett is located in Randolph 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 Adams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Imboden
- Pocahontas
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Ravenden
- Walnut Ridge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Adams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lawrence County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Adams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #45784 (Adams Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #45784 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: Walnut Ridge
- County: Lawrence Elev: 79
- Location given for GNIS #45784 (Adams Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Lawrence, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Adams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1028, Longitude: -90.9990 In this case, the coordinates for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<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. |
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