A visit to the Eight Mile 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 Eight Mile Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eight Mile Cemetery:
35.4434, -91.1118
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eight Mile Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eight Mile Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Newport. Newport lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Eight Mile Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eight Mile 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 Eight Mile Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eight Mile Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Gourd Neck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gourd Neck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck Cemetery
- The Gourd Neck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gourdneck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54072 <5>
- Givens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Briar Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Briar Fork Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Fork Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
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- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Johnstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fakes Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakes Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fakes Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of McCrory.
- The Fakes Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fakes Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Fakes Chapel Cemetery (located 65 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53855 <5>
- White Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The White Lake Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pumpkin Bend Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pumpkin Bend Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Bend Cemetery
- Bill Ford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bill Ford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Ford Cemetery
- The Bill Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eight Mile Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eight Mile Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beedeville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Gourd Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Algoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Balch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Shoffner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Tupelo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Remmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Hickory Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Fisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Amagon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Auvergne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Island Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- McCrory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Morton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Waldenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Eight Mile Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eight Mile Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Jacksonport
- McCrory
- Newport
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 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 Eight Mile Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Eight Mile Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #48828 (Eight Mile Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #48828 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 69 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beedeville
- Location given for Eight Mile Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4434163 Lon: -91.1117896
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eight Mile 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. |