A visit to the Franks 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 Franks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franks Cemetery:
34.5557, -91.1515
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franks Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Clarendon. Clarendon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Franks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Franks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Redmans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Redmans Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmans Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- Postelle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Postelle Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postelle Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Blackton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Blackton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackton Cemetery
- The Blackton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitehall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311994 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Mt. Shavery Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Shavery Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Shavery Cemetery
- New Life Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The New Life Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
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]<3> of the Franks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pine City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Lawrenceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Holly Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Palmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Crockett's Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Preston Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Casscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Saint Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Marvell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clarendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Turkey Scratch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Roe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Poplar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Vineyard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Ulm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Almyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Lambrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Aubrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Moro
(18 miles [29 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 Franks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Franks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Franks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49223 (Franks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49223 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holly Grove
- Location given for Franks Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5556541 Lon: -91.1515092
- 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 Monroe, 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- Franks 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. |