A visit to the Griffin 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 Griffin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffin Cemetery:
35.0734, -91.5949
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griffin Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Searcy. Searcy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Griffin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griffin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Griffin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dogwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Welcome Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Welcome Home Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Des Arc.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1126701 <5>
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McBee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Lost Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lessenbery Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Lessenbery Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessenbery Cemetery
- Whippoorwill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Whippoorwill Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Griffithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Des Arc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Hickory Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Sand Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Higginson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Kensett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- McRae
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Judsonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Searcy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Bald Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beebe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
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 Griffin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Bald Knob
- Beebe
- Carlisle
- Cotton Plant
- Des Arc
- Hazen
- Judsonia
- Kensett
- McRae
- McRae lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Griffin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Searcy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to White 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49675 (Griffin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49675 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: White
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jasmine
- Location given for Griffin Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0734218 Lon: -91.5948555
- 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 White, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griffin 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. |