A visit to the Atkins 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 Atkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atkins Cemetery:
34.2079, -91.8793
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atkins Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Pine Bluff. Pine Bluff lies just to the west of the Atkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Atkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Atkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Cottondale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cottondale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale Cemetery
- St. Ruth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Ruth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ruth Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Mulberry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mulberry Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulberry Grove Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Pine Bluff.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55286 <5>
- Watt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Watt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Prayer Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Prayer Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prayer Lake Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hunters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- Bryson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bryson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
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- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- New Gascony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Gascony Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony Cemetery
- Bloomy Shade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bloomy Shade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomy Shade Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Mound Bayou Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mound Bayou Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Atkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Noble Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Madding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Rob Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Cornerstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Altheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Pinebergen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Tamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Wabbaseka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Sherrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Yorktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Pastoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- White Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Tucker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Humphrey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Atkins 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 Atkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grady
- Pine Bluff
- Star City
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 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 Atkins 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 Atkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #45967 (Atkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #45967 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: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ladd
- Location given for Atkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2078758 Lon: -91.8793017
- 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 '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- Atkins 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |