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A visit to the Center 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 Center Cemetery ...

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

34.3590, -94.1358

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Center Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Mena. Mena lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Center Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Center Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Tate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Tate Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
  • Mineola Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mineola Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
  • Saline Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Saline Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Cemetery
  • Duckett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Duckett Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett Cemetery
  • Galena Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Galena Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Section Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Section Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Cemetery
  • Athens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Athens Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
  • Crystal Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crystal Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Wickes.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198613 <5>
  • Baker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Davis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Whole Council of God Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Whole Council of God Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Daniel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.

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

  • Mineola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineola is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Galena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Galena is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Umpire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Umpire is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
  • Unco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Unco is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
  • Athens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wickes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Big Fork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Fork is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
  • Board Camp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Board Camp is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
  • Grannis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grannis is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Dallas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Vandervoort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Hatton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hatton is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Euclid
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Euclid is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Gillham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gillham is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Mena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Grandfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Grandfield is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
    • Potter Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
    • Hatfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bog Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bog Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
    • Dierks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Newhope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Newhope is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
    • Langley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cox Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
    • Potter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Potter is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter

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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dierks
    • Dierks lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dierks.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks
  • Hatfield
  • Mena
    • Mena lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Umpire

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 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 Center Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #63170  (Center Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #63170 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Baker Springs
      • Location given for Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.3589981     Lon: -94.1357584
      • 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 Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center 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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