A visit to the Graceland 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 Graceland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graceland Cemetery:
33.0262, -92.7232
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Graceland Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Graceland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graceland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Graceland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graceland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scotland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Fellowship Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Morgan - Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wooley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Cemetery
- Caledonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cummings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Beulah Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masondia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Masondia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masondia Cemetery
- Hard Shell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hard Shell Cemetery is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Shell Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Union 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 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graceland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graceland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Junction City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Junction City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Scotland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Lillie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Spearsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- El Dorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dodge City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Dumas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Urbana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Lawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Perdue City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Hico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Truxno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
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 Graceland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graceland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bernice
- El Dorado
- Junction City
- Norphlet
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 Graceland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Graceland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #59692 (Graceland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #59692 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Junction City
- Location given for Graceland Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0262496 Lon: -92.7232132
- 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 Union, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Graceland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |