A visit to the Groves Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Groves Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Groves Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Groves Cemetery
Lat: 36.2778° (36° 16' 40")
Lon: -91.3174° (-91° 19' 2")
The Groves Cemetery is located in Sharp County<2>.
The county seat for Sharp County is located in Ash Flat. Ash Flat lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Groves Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Groves Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Groves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kellett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kellett Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Noth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noth Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Noth Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dail Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dail Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dail Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Black Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Opposition Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Opposition Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Opposition Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Opposition Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Wyatte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatte Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wyatte Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Bradford Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bradford Chapel Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Kuhn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kuhn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kuhn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kuhn Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wyatt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyatt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Ravenden Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56915 <5>
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wells Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wells Cemetery is located
- Be careful, some people have confused the Wells Cemetery with the Groves Cemetery and the Wells Cemetery 'B' (located 3 miles to the southeast).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56745 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Janes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Janes Cemetery
- The Janes Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Janes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ravenden Springs.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Janes Cemetery (located 65 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54528 <5>
- Wicker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wicker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wicker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Janes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Janes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Janes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Janes Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Janes Cemetery (located 72 miles to the north).
- Perry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Wells Cemetery 'B'
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery 'B'
- The Wells Cemetery 'B' is located in Randolph County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wells Cemetery 'B' is located
- The Wells Cemetery 'B' has also been known as:
- Wells Cemetery
- Be careful, some people have confused the Wells Cemetery 'B' with the Groves Cemetery and the Old Wells Cemetery (located 11 miles to the northeast).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56744 <5>
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
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 Groves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Groves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ravenden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
- Ravenden is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <7>
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Ravenden Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lima. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Annieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Annieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Imboden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
- Imboden is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <7>
- Hardy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Water Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Elevenpoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elevenpoint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenpoint
- Elevenpoint is located in Randolph County
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Wirth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Wirth is located in Sharp County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eleven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eleven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Oconee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
- Oconee is located in Randolph County
- Cherokee Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Birdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Dalton is located in Randolph County
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Randolph County
- Baker Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County
- Ash Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jeff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Poughkeepsie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Black Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <7>
- Hamil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
- Hamil is located in Randolph County
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
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 Groves Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sharp County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Groves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Flat
- Hardy
- Imboden
- Ravenden Springs
- Ravenden
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 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 Groves Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Sharp County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Groves Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49695 (Groves Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #49695 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Williford
- County: Sharp Elev: 163
- Location given for GNIS #49695 (Groves Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sharp County: www.sharpcounty.org
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 Sharp, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Groves Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2778, Longitude: -91.3174 In this case, the coordinates for the Groves Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |