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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. 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 Duncan Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.5590°   (35° 33' 32")

Lon:   -93.8505°   (-93° 51' 1")

The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McNelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Threadgill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Threadgill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Threadgill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Threadgill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Bell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • McLaughlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLaughlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLaughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Lessley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lessley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lessley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lessley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Westview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Roger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Bourland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bourland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bourland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Whitson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Hixon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hixon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hixon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Gar Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gar Creek Cemetery
      • The Gar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gar Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Ozark.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817910 <5>
    • Handchew Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Handchew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Handchew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Handchew Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Plymale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plymale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Childers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Childers Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felkner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
    • Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
  • White Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • White Oak is located in Franklin County
  • Watalula
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
    • Watalula is located in Franklin County
  • Cravens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cravens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Cravens is located in Franklin County
  • Ozark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <7>
  • Webb City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
    • Webb City is located in Franklin County
  • Wiederkehr Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiederkehr Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
    • Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Mountain Top
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Top. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
    • Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
  • Cecil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Cecil is located in Franklin County
  • Altus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cass
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
    • Cass is located in Franklin County
  • Denning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Denning is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Linville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Johnson County
    • Alix
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
      • Alix is located in Franklin County
    • Mulberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <7>
    • Etna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Franklin County
    • Smeadley ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smeadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
      • Smeadley is located in Johnson County
    • Batson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
      • Batson is located in Johnson County
    • Coal Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
      • Coal Hill is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Hill <7>
    • Bidville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
      • Bidville is located in Crawford County
    • Locke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
      • Locke is located in Crawford County
    • Dahoma ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
      • Dahoma is located in Franklin County
    • Hartman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
      • Hartman is located in Johnson County
      • 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
    • Cass lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Duncan Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cass.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
  • Coal Hill
  • Mulberry
  • Ozark
    • Ozark lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Duncan Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 Duncan Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #71473 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: Watalula
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 192
    • Location given for GNIS #71473 (Duncan 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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Duncan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5590, Longitude: -93.8505       In this case, the coordinates for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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