A visit to the Broom 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 Broom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Broom Cemetery:
35.9101, -91.1346
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Broom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Broom Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Broom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Broom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Broom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Broom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ruffner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ruffner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Covington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Swifton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Swifton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Clover Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clover Bend Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend Cemetery
- Durfee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Durfee Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durfee Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lincoln Ward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Ward Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Saffell.
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56701 <5>
- Ward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Godwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Foust - Adams Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Whitlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitlow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow Cemetery
- Colberk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Colberk Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colberk Cemetery
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale 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 Broom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Broom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alicia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Swifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Minturn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Saffell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Kenyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Powhatan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Strawberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Tuckerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Portia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Cash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Hoxie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sedgwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Annieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
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 Broom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Broom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Swifton
- Tuckerman
- Walnut Ridge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Broom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Broom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46983 (Broom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46983 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strangers Home
- Location given for Broom Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9100736 Lon: -91.1345699
- 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 Lawrence, 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' (or 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- Broom 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. |
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