A visit to the Brocktown 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 Brocktown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brocktown Cemetery:
34.0726, -93.6109
The Brocktown Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the west of the Brocktown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brocktown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Brocktown Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brocktown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pike City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Murfreesboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Japany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Roy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Billstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- College Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Wall Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodall Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Brocktown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brocktown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pike City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murfreesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Billstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Delight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tokio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCaskill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Doyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antoine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nathan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kirby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blevins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
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 Brocktown 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 Brocktown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blevins
- Delight
- Murfreesboro
- Nashville
- Ozan
- Ozan lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brocktown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Pike 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 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 Brocktown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Brocktown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46976 (Brocktown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46976 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delight
- Location given for Brocktown Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0726068 Lon: -93.6110158
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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- Brocktown Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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