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A visit to the Confederate 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 Confederate Cemetery ...

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

36.0615, -94.1524

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

The Confederate Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the west northwest of the Confederate Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Confederate Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Confederate Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fayetteville National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Combs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Combs Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
  • Buckner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
  • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tharp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Tharp Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
  • Bowell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bowell Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowell Cemetery
  • Shaeffer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Hester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Hester Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Stearns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Stearns Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Rieff Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rieff Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rieff Chapel Cemetery
    • Stuckey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Stuckey Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey Cemetery
    • Cemetery Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cemetery Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill
    • Boone Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boone Pioneer Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Boone Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Boone Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Kings Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kings Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
    • Campbell Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Burkhead Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Burkhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhead Cemetery
    • Boone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Boone Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
    • Round Mountain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Round Mountain Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain Cemetery
    • Oxford Bend Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oxford Bend Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Bend Cemetery

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 Confederate Cemetery.

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

  • Fayetteville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fayette Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
  • Greenland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Johnson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Johnson is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
  • Farmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Harris is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Wheeler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheeler is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Sulphur City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur City is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
  • Elkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkins is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <6>
  • Goshen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Goshen is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
  • Springdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tontitown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Fork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sonora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sonora is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
    • Viney Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Viney Grove is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
    • Prairie Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Blue Springs Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
    • Bethel Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
    • Rickert ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rickert is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
    • Durham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Mayfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Wesley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Wesley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • War Eagle Cove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
    • Lowell
      (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 Confederate Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Confederate Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Confederate Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #47959  (Confederate Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #47959 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 437 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fayetteville
      • Location given for Confederate Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.0614684     Lon: -94.1524261
      • 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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Confederate 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.