A visit to the Lafe 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 Lafe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lafe Cemetery:
36.1948, -90.5148
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lafe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lafe Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Paragould. Paragould lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Lafe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lafe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lafe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lafe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gainesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gainesville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Cemetery
- Talken Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Talken Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talken Cemetery
- Epsaba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Friendship Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Friendship Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Oak Grove Heights.
- The New Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Cemetery
- New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53951 <5>
- Hartsoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hartsoe Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsoe Cemetery
- Hartsoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hartsoe Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsoe Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Cudd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cudd Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudd Cemetery
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Harveys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Purcel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Purcel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lafe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lafe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lafe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Oak Grove Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Beech Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Marmaduke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Paragould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knobel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Peach Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Bard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Pine Knot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Delaplaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Walcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Rector
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Finch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Light
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Corning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Red Onion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Red Onion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Cardwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Kean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Reyno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
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 Lafe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lafe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardwell
- Corning
- Marmaduke
- Paragould
- Rector
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lafe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Lafe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #50934 (Lafe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #50934 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lafe
- Location given for Lafe Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1947874 Lon: -90.514829
- 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 Greene, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lafe 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. |