A visit to the Duncan 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 Duncan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Duncan Cemetery:
35.5590, -93.8505
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Duncan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McNelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McNelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNelly Cemetery
- Threadgill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Threadgill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threadgill Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Lessley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lessley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessley Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Roger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Bourland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bourland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
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- Whitson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Hixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hixon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Gar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gar Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Ozark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817910 <5>
- Handchew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Handchew Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handchew Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Plymale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Plymale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymale Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers 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 Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Felkner Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Watalula
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Cravens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Ozark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webb City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Wiederkehr Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Mountain Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Altus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Denning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Linville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Alix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Batson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Coal Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bidville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Locke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Hartman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
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 Duncan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Altus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Duncan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Altus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Cass
- Coal Hill
- Mulberry
- Ozark
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 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #71473 (Duncan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #71473 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watalula
- Location given for Duncan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5589727 Lon: -93.8504744
- 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 Franklin, 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- Duncan 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. |