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:
36.1428, -91.5110
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 Sharp County<2>.
The county seat for Sharp County is located in Ash Flat. Ash Flat lies just to the 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Spotts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spotts Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotts Cemetery
- Fore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fore Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Buchannan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Buchannan Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchannan Cemetery
- Schales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Schales Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schales Cemetery
- Jarrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Schales Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Schales Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schales Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Evening Shade Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- James Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Wiles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Poughkeepsie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Evening Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Cherokee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Williford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Hardy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cave City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Annieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Ravenden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bone Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Strawberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Saddle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Glencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Baker Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Sandtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- LaCrosse
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Sage
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Imboden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Wiseman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Violet Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
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 Sharp County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Flat
- Hardy
- Horseshoe Bend
- Imboden
- LaCrosse
- Ravenden
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 Center 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #47629 (Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #47629 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: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ash Flat
- Location given for Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1428472 Lon: -91.5109715
- 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 '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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |