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A visit to the Collins Cemetery ...

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 Collins Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.6573°   (35° 39' 26")

Lon:   -92.2910°   (-92° 17' 27")

The Collins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Collins Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Collins Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Settlement Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Settlement Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Woodland Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Memorial Park
    • The Woodland Memorial Park is located in Cleburne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Memorial Park is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Greers Ferry.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186784 <5>
  • Lute Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lute Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lute Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Eglantine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eglantine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eglantine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eglantine Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Rushing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rushing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rushing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rushing Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Copper Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copper Springs Cemetery
    • The Copper Springs Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Copper Springs Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Prim.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #176117 <5>
  • Holly Mtn. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Mtn. Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Smartt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smartt Cemetery
    • The Smartt Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Prim.
    • The Smartt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56314 <5>
  • Pee Dee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pee Dee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pee Dee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pee Dee Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunny Slope Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Greers Ferry.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1615751 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Higden McLehaney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higden McLehaney Cemetery
      • The Higden McLehaney Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Higden McLehaney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Higden.
      • The Higden McLehaney Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McLehaney Higden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163555 <5>
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Higden.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52898 <5>
    • Finch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finch Cemetery is located in Stone County
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Hunter - Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter - Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter - Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunter - Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
      • The Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Greers Ferry.
      • The Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shiloh Crossroads Community Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992333 <5>
    • Decker Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decker Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Decker Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Decker Family Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Decker Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Prim.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360121 <5>
    • Everett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everett Cemetery
      • The Everett Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Everett Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Prim.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53832 <5>
    • Old Everett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Everett Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Everett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Old Everett Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Everett Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Prim.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381372 <5>
    • Knapp Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knapp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knapp Cemetery is located in Stone County

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 Collins Cemetery.

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

  • Shirley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <7>
  • Fairfield Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eglantine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
  • Edgemont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
    • Edgemont is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <7>
  • Higden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chalk ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
    • Chalk is located in Van Buren County
  • Greers Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Fox is located in Stone County
  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Prim
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Green Tree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
  • Shiloh ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shiloh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Choctaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Morganton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
      • Morganton is located in Van Buren County
    • Miller ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
      • Miller is located in Cleburne County
    • Timbo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dennard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bee Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
    • Rumley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
      • Rumley is located in Van Buren County
    • Alco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
      • Alco is located in Stone County
    • Crabtree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
      • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County

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 Collins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Collins Cemetery:

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 Collins Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #47932  (Collins Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #47932 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: Shirley
    • County: Van Buren         Elev: 154
    • Location given for GNIS #47932 (Collins Cemetery)

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

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 Van Buren, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Collins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6573, Longitude: -92.2910       In this case, the coordinates for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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