A visit to the Forked Mountain 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 Forked Mountain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forked Mountain Cemetery:
34.8723, -93.0402
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forked Mountain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Forked Mountain Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Perryville. Perryville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Forked Mountain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forked Mountain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Forked Mountain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forked Mountain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goat Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Goat Bluff Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Bluff Cemetery
- Deberrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Deberrie Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie Cemetery
- Nimrod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nimrod Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cosby Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Birta Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Birta Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta Cemetery
- Bolin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Needmore Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Tyndall Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tyndall Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyndall Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aunt Dilly Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Aunt Dilly Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aunt Dilly Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aunt Dilly Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Adona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52883 <5>
- Faubus Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Faubus Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubus Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Forked Mountain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forked Mountain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Deberrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Casa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jessieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Birta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Blue Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Hot Springs Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Ola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Plainview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Paron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Petit Jean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Winrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Holla Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Oppelo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Rover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Forked Mountain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forked Mountain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jessieville
- Ola
- Ola lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Forked Mountain Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Perryville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Forked Mountain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Forked Mountain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49175 (Forked Mountain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49175 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nimrod SE
- Location given for Forked Mountain Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8723131 Lon: -93.0401766
- 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 Perry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forked Mountain 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. |