A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
35.7426, -91.3912
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Independence County<2>.
The county seat for Independence County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Edwards Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Landers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Landers Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landers Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Fetser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fetser Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetser Cemetery
- Batman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Batman Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batman Cemetery
- Holcombe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holcombe Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombe Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Dorr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dorr Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorr Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Mack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mack Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Feutral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Feutral Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feutral Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Cheshire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cheshire Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magness
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Cord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Sulphur Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Oil Trough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Diaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Campbell Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Tuckerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kenyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Moorefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Salado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Pfeiffer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Island Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Airport Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Saffell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Swifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
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 Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Jacksonport
- Newark
- Newport
- Swifton
- Tuckerman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #48822 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #48822 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: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newark
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.742577 Lon: -91.3912431
- 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 '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- Edwards 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. |