A visit to the Kelso 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 Kelso Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kelso Cemetery:
33.7829, -91.2701
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kelso Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kelso Cemetery is located in Desha County<2>.
The county seat for Desha County is located in Arkansas City. Arkansas City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Kelso Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kelso Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Kelso Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kelso Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rolling Water Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warrington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Warrington Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington Cemetery
- McArthur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McArthur Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Irby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Irby Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irby Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Bogue Pilgrim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Seven Star Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Star Cemetery
- McCool Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McCool Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Eutaw Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Eutaw Cemetery is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kelso Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kelso Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kelso
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Rohwer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McArthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eutaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Pea Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Tillar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Reed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- McGehee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arkansas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Pickens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Mound Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Rosedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dumas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Lake Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Christmas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Wright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Scott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Benoit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dahomy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
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 Kelso 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 Kelso Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dumas
- McGehee
- Napoleon - Historic
- Rosedale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Kelso 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 Kelso Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #50801 (Kelso Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #50801 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: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kelso
- Location given for Kelso Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7828843 Lon: -91.270116
- 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 '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- Kelso 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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