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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. 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 Dunn Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery

Lat:   35.5145°   (35° 30' 52")

Lon:   -90.2876°   (-90° 17' 15")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • 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 Poinsett County
  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Joiner.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56700 <5>
  • Woolsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
  • Spear Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock of Ages Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock of Ages Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock of Ages Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Conaster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conaster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Conaster Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55321 <5>
  • Mt. Pisby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East Tyronza Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Tyronza Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Tyronza Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Tyronza Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
  • East Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
  • Cherry Bean Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Pine Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Rest Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Potter Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter Memorial Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Nichols Memorial Garden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Memorial Garden
      • The Nichols Memorial Garden is located in Poinsett County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowden Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53149 <5>
    • Louise Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Louise Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
    • Harston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harston Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
    • Ashburn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ashburn Cemetery is located in Mississippi County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
    • Whitton is located in Mississippi County
  • Denwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
    • Denwood is located in Mississippi County
  • Tyronza
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdsong
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
    • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Alto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Alto is located in Poinsett County
  • Lepanto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
    • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <6>
  • Frenchmans Bayou
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
    • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
  • Dyess
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
    • Dyess is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <6>
  • Gilmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Joiner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Joiner is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Bardstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bardstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
    • Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
  • Marked Tree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Black Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
    • Turrell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
      • Turrell is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <6>
    • Bassett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Mississippi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Heafer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
      • Heafer is located in Crittenden County
    • Rivervale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivervale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
    • West Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
      • West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
    • Poindexter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poindexter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
      • Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
    • Corona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #82744  (Dunn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #82744 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: Lepanto
    • County: Poinsett         Elev: 67
    • Location given for GNIS #82744 (Dunn Cemetery)

The official website for Poinsett County: www.poinsettco.com/

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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dunn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5145, Longitude: -90.2876       In this case, the coordinates for the Dunn 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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