A visit to the Duty Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Duty Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Duty Cemetery (FG ID #53753).
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 Duty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Duty Cemetery:
36.1585, -90.9330
The Duty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Walnut Ridge.
The cemetery is located in Randolph County<3>.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the southeast of The Duty Cemetery is the Snow Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Pocahontas. Pocahontas lies just to the north northwest of the Duty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Duty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Duty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Randolph Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Westphal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westphal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphal Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Austin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Lawrence Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lawrence Memorial Park is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Memorial Park
- Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huffstedler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Huffstedler Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffstedler Cemetery
- Throop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Scott Cemetery (located 82 miles to the north).
- Kissee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kissee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Cemetery
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Fender Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fender Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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] of the Duty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- College City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Manson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Serene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- O'Kean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoxie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Portia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Birdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eleven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Powhatan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Light
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Delaplaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Brockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Attica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minturn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Sedgwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Biggers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Imboden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Duty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Duty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Imboden
- Pocahontas
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Walnut Ridge
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 either 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 Duty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 Duty Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #53753
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #48723 (Duty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #48723 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manson
- Location given for Duty Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1586795 Lon: -90.9331756
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Duty Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |