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:
35.9979, -93.8216
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the northeast of the Duncan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Duncan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Duncan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Japton.
- The Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eubanks Cemetery
- McChristian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150949 <5>
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Liberty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Liberty Cemetery
- Grose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Grose Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grose Cemetery
- Groseclos Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Groseclos Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groseclos Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Jackson Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinnacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinnacle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Cemetery
- The Pinnacle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinnacle Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55701 <5>
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Aurora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Aurora Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilks - Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wilks - Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks - Roberts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilks - Roberts Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261651 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Boatrigth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Boatrigth Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatrigth Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- McBroom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves 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:
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Japton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Witter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Crosses
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Hindsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Delaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Whitener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Elkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Combs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Brashears
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sulphur City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Hazel Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Dutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Pettigrew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkins
- Huntsville
- Pettigrew
- Saint Paul
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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 #71474 (Duncan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #71474 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 445 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Japton
- Location given for Duncan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9978556 Lon: -93.8215828
- 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 Madison, 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 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. |