A visit to the Jefferson 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 Jefferson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jefferson Cemetery:
33.7854, -91.4287
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Desha County<2>.
The county seat for Desha County is located in Arkansas City. Arkansas City lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Jefferson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jefferson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Jefferson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jefferson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Bogue Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Water Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loggy Bayou Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Loggy Bayou Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggy Bayou Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Walnut Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Lake Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake Cemetery
- Curtis Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Curtis Hall Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Hall Cemetery
- Cypress Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tillar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tillar Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Seven Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Star Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McCool Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McCool Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Cemetery
- McArthur Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The McArthur Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur Cemetery
- Warrington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Warrington Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Banks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Free Gift Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Kelso Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Kelso Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jefferson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jefferson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Tillar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Reed
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Pickens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Dumas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McArthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Mitchellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Rohwer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kelso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- McGehee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pea Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Watson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Gould
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
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 Jefferson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Desha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jefferson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dermott
- Dumas
- Dumas lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Jefferson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dumas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Gould
- Gould lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Jefferson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gould.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- McGehee
- Napoleon - Historic
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 professional and volunteer 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 Jefferson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Desha 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 Jefferson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #50602 (Jefferson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #50602 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: Desha
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winchester
- Location given for Jefferson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7853837 Lon: -91.4287324
- 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 Desha, 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- Jefferson 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. |
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