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A visit to the Dorriss Cemetery ...


The location of the Dorriss Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Dorriss Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.1029°   (35° 6' 10")

Lon:   -90.7348°   (-90° 44' 5")

The Dorriss Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County<2>.

The county seat for Saint Francis County is located in Forrest City. Forrest City lies just to the south southwest of the Dorriss Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Dorriss Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Saint Francis County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Dorriss Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dorriss Cemetery.

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

    • Colt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
      • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <4>
    • Caldwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
    • Widener
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
      • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Forrest City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
      • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
    • Wynne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
      • Wynne is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <4>
    • Levesque
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levesque have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
      • Levesque is located in Cross County
    • Bonair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
    • Palestine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Heth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
      • Heth is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <4>
    • Haynes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Rawlinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawlinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
      • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Vanndale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
        • Vanndale is located in Cross County
      • Parkin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brickeys
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
        • Brickeys is located in Lee County
      • Winona ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
        • Winona is located in Lee County
      • Bledsoe
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
        • Bledsoe is located in Lee County
      • Hughes
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
        • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
      • Jennette
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
        • Jennette is located in Crittenden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Goodwin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
        • Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
      • Earle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
        • Earle is located in Crittenden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
      • Bemis
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
        • Bemis is located in Woodruff 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 Dorriss Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Francis County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dorriss Cemetery.<5>

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

    • New Sardis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Sardis Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sardis Cemetery
    • Yarbo Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarbo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yarbo Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarbo Cemetery
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #583206 <6>
    • Beazley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beazley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beazley Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beazley Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • New Hebron Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hebron Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hebron Cemetery
    • Gatlen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatlen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gatlen Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatlen Cemetery
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Walters Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Forrest City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forrest City Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest City Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • St. Marks Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
      • Cogbill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cogbill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cogbill Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogbill Cemetery
      • Stanley Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stanley Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Grove Cemetery
      • Henderson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • St. John Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Wynne Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wynne Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynne Cemetery
      • McElroy Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McElroy Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElroy Cemetery
      • Walnut Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • Forrest Park Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forrest Park Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Park Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Whitmore Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitmore Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Dorriss Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #83140  (Dorriss Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #83140 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: Madison
      • County: St. Francis         Elev: 112
      • Location given for GNIS #83140 (Dorriss 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 Saint Francis, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dorriss Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1029, Longitude: -90.7348       In this case, the coordinates for the Dorriss Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.









 

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