A visit to the Durfee 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 Durfee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Durfee Cemetery:
35.8845, -91.2729
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Durfee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Durfee Cemetery is located in Independence County<2>.
The county seat for Independence County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Durfee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Durfee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Durfee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Durfee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lincoln Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Ward Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Saffell.
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56701 <5>
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Godwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Ashby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ashby Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby Cemetery
- Willmuth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Willmuth Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willmuth Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Runyan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Runyan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyan Cemetery
- Happy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Happy Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Penn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Penn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruffner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ruffner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Broom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Broom Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Durfee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Durfee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saffell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Kenyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Strawberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Alicia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tuckerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Campbell Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Sulphur Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cave City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jacksonport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Diaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Powhatan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Airport Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Portia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poughkeepsie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
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 Durfee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Independence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Durfee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jacksonport
- Newark
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Swifton
- Tuckerman
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 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 Durfee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Independence 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 Durfee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #48718 (Durfee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #48718 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: Independence
- Est. Elev: 76 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strawberry
- Location given for Durfee Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8845186 Lon: -91.2729076
- 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 Independence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Durfee 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. |
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