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:
34.5257, -93.9305
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Ida. Mount Ida lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of the Edwards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edwards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Lower Big Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Big Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992399 <5>
- Wilhite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Gortemiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gortemiller Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortemiller Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shirley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Oden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56275 <5>
- Wilhite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Yocana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Yocana Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocana Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Goodner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodner Cemetery
- Board Camp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Board Camp Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Gaston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Oden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oden Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Cox Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Board Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Oden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Black Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Pencil Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mineola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Langley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Y City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sims
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Dallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Manfred
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Mount Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Umpire
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Unco
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Boles
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gate ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Mena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Caddo Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Parks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
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 Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Gap
- Mena
- Mena lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Edwards Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
- Mount Ida
- Oden
- Oden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Edwards Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
- Umpire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 #71537 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #71537 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pine Ridge
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5256603 Lon: -93.9304769
- 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 Montgomery, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
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