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A visit to the Jolly Chapel 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 Jolly Chapel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jolly Chapel Cemetery:

33.0557, -92.9090

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jolly Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Jolly Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jolly Chapel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jolly Chapel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Jolly Chapel Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jolly Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of El Dorado.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55336 <5>
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Three Creeks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Three Creeks Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks Cemetery
  • Union Arkansas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
  • El Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Masondia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Masondia Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masondia Cemetery
  • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Riddle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riddle Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
    • Colquitt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Colquitt Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colquitt Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtis Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Curtis Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of El Dorado.
      • The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Willie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55243 <5>
    • Babbs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Babbs Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbs Cemetery
    • Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Emerson.
      • The Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ware's Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978068 <5>
    • Brown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Gordon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Beulah Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beulah Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Grove Cemetery
    • Fredonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Jolly Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jolly Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Dodge City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodge City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Gordon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Scotland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Scotland is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Summerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
  • Junction City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Junction City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Junction City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Haynesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
  • Lisbon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Village is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
  • Dumas City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumas City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Emerson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Emerson is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Weldon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
    • Lillie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lillie is located in Union Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <6>
    • El Dorado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Holly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Arizona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
    • Lisbon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <6>
    • Calhoun
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Calhoun is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Spearsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Homer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
    • Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
    • Pisgah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Horsehead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Horsehead is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead

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 Jolly Chapel 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 Jolly Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Jolly Chapel 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 Jolly Chapel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #60939  (Jolly Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #60939 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: 72 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wesson SW
      • Location given for Jolly Chapel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.0556934     Lon: -92.9090496
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Jolly Chapel 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.