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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:

36.3451, -91.3218

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 Sharp County<2>.

The county seat for Sharp County is located in Ash Flat. Ash Flat lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Black Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Black Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Black Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Powell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bradford Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wicker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wicker Cemetery is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
  • Perry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
  • Ratliff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff Cemetery
  • McCollough Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The McCollough Cemetery is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollough Cemetery
  • Groves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Groves Cemetery is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
  • Yadkin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Yadkin Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Cemetery
  • Noth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Noth Cemetery is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noth Cemetery
  • Kellett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Kellett Cemetery is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellett Cemetery
  • Wyatte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wyatte Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte Cemetery
  • Janes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Janes Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Janes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Ravenden Springs.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Janes Cemetery (located 65 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54528 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bellah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Bellah Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellah Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellah Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Ravenden Springs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52998 <5>
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
    • Charter Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Charter Oak Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Ravenden Springs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56498 <5>
    • Ed Collins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ed Collins Cemetery is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Collins Cemetery
    • Flint Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Flint Cemetery is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Dail Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dail Cemetery is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dail Cemetery
    • Wyatt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyatt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Ravenden Springs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56915 <5>
    • Wells Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wells Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Ravenden.
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Wells Cemetery with the Black Cemetery and the Wells Cemetery 'B' (located 3 miles to the southeast).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56745 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Black Cemetery.

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

  • Ravenden Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Former names for Ravenden Springs:
    • Dream Town
    • Jane's Store
  • Williford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Williford is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Kingsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
  • Wirth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wirth is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
  • Lima
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lima is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Ravenden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elevenpoint
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elevenpoint is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenpoint
  • Oconee ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oconee is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
  • Jeff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
  • Water Valley ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Water Valley is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Dalton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalton is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Spring Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Creek is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Myrtle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
    • Cherokee Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Highland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Imboden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Annieville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Annieville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
    • Elm Store
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Elm Store is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
    • Baker Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Baker Ford is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
    • Eleven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Eleven is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
    • Hamil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hamil is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
    • Corona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Corona is located in Oregon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Birdell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Birdell is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
    • Antioch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Antioch is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Mammoth Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Sharp 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 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 Black Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Sharp 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 #46665  (Black Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46665 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: Sharp
      • Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Williford
      • Location given for Black Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.3450656     Lon: -91.3218006
      • 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 Sharp, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.