A visit to the Black 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 Black Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Cemetery:
36.4831, -90.6529
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Black Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Black Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Allmandinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Cyclone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cyclone Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone Cemetery
- Kelsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kelsey Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Richwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Corning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Corning Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sheely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sheely Cemetery is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheely Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Stillwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
- Pope Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pope Chapel Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Chapel Cemetery
- Legate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Legate Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate Cemetery
- Moark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Moark Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Barfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Success
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Corning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Oxly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Datto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Moark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Current View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Current View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Neelyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reyno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Gamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Knobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fairdealing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Biggers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Doniphan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- McDougal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Peru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Middlebrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Harviell
(16 miles [25.7 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 Black Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Black Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Black Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46666 (Black Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46666 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Datto
- Location given for Black Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4831156 Lon: -90.6528931
- 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 Clay, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Black 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. |