A visit to the Covington 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 Covington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Covington Cemetery:
35.9440, -91.0890
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Covington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Covington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Covington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Covington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Covington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Covington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Strangers Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clover Bend Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend Cemetery
- Broom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Broom Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Ruffner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ruffner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitlow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Arbor Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arbor Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Grove Cemetery
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- Colberk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Colberk Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colberk Cemetery
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Swifton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Swifton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton Cemetery
- Markham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Markham Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Crossroad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Covington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Covington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alicia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Minturn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Swifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Egypt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoxie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Powhatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Walnut Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saffell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kenyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Sedgwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Strawberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Tuckerman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- College City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Cord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Bono
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Annieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
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 Covington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Covington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Imboden
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Swifton
- Tuckerman
- Walnut Ridge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Covington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Covington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #48112 (Covington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #48112 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alicia
- Location given for Covington Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9439618 Lon: -91.0890129
- 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 Lawrence, 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- Covington 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. |