A visit to the Happy 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 Happy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Happy Cemetery:
34.8598, -90.4076
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Happy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Happy Cemetery is located in Crittenden County<2>.
The county seat for Crittenden County is located in Marion. Marion lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Happy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Happy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Happy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Happy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Shepherd Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Greater Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jersalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jersalem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersalem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Chapel Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Chapel Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Rainey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rainey Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Gassett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Gassett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassett Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Zion 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 Happy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Happy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Seyppel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Horseshoe Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Hughes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Pinckney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- North Tunica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Brickeys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Lake Cormorant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norfolk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Rawlinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Tunica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Glover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Anthonyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Eudora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Heth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cub Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Walls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <5>
- Proctor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Happy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crittenden County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Happy 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 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 Happy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Crittenden 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 Happy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49832 (Happy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49832 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: Crittenden
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Council
- Location given for Happy Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8598193 Lon: -90.4076
- 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 Crittenden, 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- Happy 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. |