A visit to the Delight 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 Delight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Delight Cemetery
Lat: 34.0301° (34° 1' 48")
Lon: -93.4963° (-93° 29' 46")
The Delight Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Delight Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Delight Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Delight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Pisgah Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antoine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Billstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brocktown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clear Spring Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wier Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Peeples Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peeples Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peeples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Peeples Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Straightway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Straightway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Straightway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Straightway Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Japany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Okolona Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okolona Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okolona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Okolona Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Pettus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Humphrey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Clark 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]<2> of the Delight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Delight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Delight
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antoine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Billstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McCaskill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaskill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Blevins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blevins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kimberley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roy
- From the Delight Cemetery to Roy
- Mount Moriah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tokio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Doyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Doyle
- From the Delight Cemetery to Doyle
- Boughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Caney Valley
(16 miles [25.7 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 Delight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Delight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blevins
- Delight
- Murfreesboro
- Ozan
- Ozan lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Delight Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Pike City
- Prescott
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Delight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Pike County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 Delight Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0301, Longitude: -93.4963 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
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