A visit to the Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunn Cemetery:
35.5145, -90.2876
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dunn Cemetery is located in Poinsett County<2>.
The county seat for Poinsett County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west of the Dunn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dunn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dunn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Joiner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56700 <5>
- Woolsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Spear Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Conaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Conaster Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conaster Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Tyronza Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Tyronza Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tyronza Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Cherry Bean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Rest Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Rest Cemetery
- Potter Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Nichols Memorial Garden is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Memorial Garden is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Marked Tree.
- The Nichols Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Nichols Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55384 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Louise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Louise Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Cemetery
- Harston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Harston Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harston Cemetery
- Ashburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ashburn Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dunn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Denwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Tyronza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Alto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frenchmans Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Dyess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Joiner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Bardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Marked Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Black Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Turrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bassett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Heafer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Rivervale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- West Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Poindexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
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 Dunn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poinsett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dunn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dyess
- Lepanto
- Marked Tree
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 Dunn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Poinsett 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 Dunn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #82744 (Dunn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #82744 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: Poinsett
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lepanto
- Location given for Dunn Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5145266 Lon: -90.2875976
- 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 Poinsett, 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- Dunn 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. |