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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 Brocktown Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brocktown Cemetery

Lat:   34.0726°   (34° 4' 21")

Lon:   -93.6109°   (-93° 36' 39")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brocktown Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
      • Pike City is located in Pike County
    • Kimberley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
      • Kimberley is located in Pike County
    • Murfreesboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Moriah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
      • Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
    • Billstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
      • Billstown is located in Pike County
    • Delight
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pisgah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Pike County
    • Highland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Pike County
    • Tokio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
      • Tokio is located in Hempstead County
    • Bowen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
      • Bowen is located in Pike County
    • McCaskill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaskill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
      • McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Doyle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Hempstead County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Piney Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
        • Piney Grove is located in Pike County
      • Antoine
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
        • Antoine is located in Pike County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Nathan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
        • Nathan is located in Pike County
      • Kirby
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Daisy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
        • Daisy is located in Pike County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Caney Valley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
        • Caney Valley is located in Pike County
      • Corinth
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
        • Corinth is located in Howard County
      • Blevins
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blevins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
        • Blevins is located in Hempstead County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Clow
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
        • Clow is located in Hempstead County
      • Amity
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
        • Amity is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
      • Nashville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ozan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
        • Ozan is located in Hempstead County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Salem
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Salem is located in Pike County
      • Okolona
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brocktown Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Murfreesboro.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
    • Nash Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nash Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
    • Roy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Roy Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
    • Bell Bluff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bell Bluff Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Bell Bluff Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Bluff Cemetery
    • Billstown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • 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)
        • The Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Delight.
        • The Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Liberty Hill MB Church Cemetery
        • Pisgah Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #632129 <7>
      • 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)
        • The Lee Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Woods Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Woods Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Harris Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harris Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Lamb Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lamb Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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.

    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: GNIS record #46976 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: Delight
      • County: Pike         Elev: 167
      • Location given for GNIS #46976 (Brocktown Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

    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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brocktown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0726, Longitude: -93.6109    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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