A visit to the Gassett 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 Gassett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gassett Cemetery:
34.8745, -90.5682
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gassett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gassett Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Marianna. Marianna lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Gassett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gassett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Gassett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gassett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Shepherd Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ward Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Farm Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Farm Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Marianna and Winona. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Winona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56706 <6>
- Terrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Greater Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dansby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dansby Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
- Jersalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jersalem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersalem Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Soudan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Soudan Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan Cemetery
- Linden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Linden Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Cemetery
- Casteel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Casteel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casteel Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Wyles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyles Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyles Cemetery
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill Cemetery
- Happy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Happy Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gassett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gassett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brickeys
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Winona ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Rawlinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Bledsoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Peters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Hughes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Widener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Haynes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Felton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bonair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Horseshoe Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Heth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Seyppel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Forrest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Tunica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Tunica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Pinckney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- LaGrange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Anthonyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Proctor
(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 Gassett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gassett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Forrest City
- Hughes
- Madison
- Marianna
- Tunica
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 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 Gassett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Gassett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49356 (Gassett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49356 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brickeys
- Location given for Gassett Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8745402 Lon: -90.5681603
- 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 Lee, 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- Gassett 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Marianna and Winona. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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