A visit to the Central 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 Central Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Central Cemetery:
34.5840, -90.7957
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Central Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Central Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Central Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Central Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Central Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Mt. Gilean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilean Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilean Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Tucker Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Grove Cemetery
- Hell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hell Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Cemetery
- Section Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Section Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Billingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Busby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Gilbert Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilbert Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Hill Cemetery
- Lagrange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lagrange Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Barton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Lexa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Latour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Rondo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- LaGrange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Vineyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Marvell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Oneida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Turkey Scratch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- West Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phillips Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Helena - West Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Aubrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Marianna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Central Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Helena
- Marianna
- West Helena
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 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 Central Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Phillips 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 Central Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #47653 (Central Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #47653 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexa
- Location given for Central Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5839888 Lon: -90.795668
- 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 Phillips, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |