A visit to the Lawrence Memorial Park ...
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 Lawrence Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawrence Memorial Park:
36.0803, -90.9704
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawrence Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawrence Memorial Park is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies just to the southeast of the Lawrence Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawrence Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lawrence Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawrence Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Westphal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Westphal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphal Cemetery
- Kissee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kissee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watkins Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Manson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56724 <5>
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Whittaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Whittaker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Portia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Portia Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia Cemetery
- Crossroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Arbor Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arbor Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Grove Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Snow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Walnut Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56341 <5>
- Duty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Duty Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Duty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Walnut Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53753 <5>
- Phillips - Reeves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips - Reeves Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips - Reeves Cemetery
- The Phillips - Reeves Cemetery has also been known as:
- Phillips Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55898 <5>
- Colberk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Colberk Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colberk Cemetery
- Whitlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitlow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye 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 Lawrence Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawrence Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hoxie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- College City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Portia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Minturn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Manson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Black Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powhatan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sedgwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Kean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Serene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Skaggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pocahontas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <6>
- Light
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Birdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Eleven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Alicia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Imboden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bono
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Annieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Walcott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
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 Lawrence Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawrence Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Imboden
- Pocahontas
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Walnut Ridge
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 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 Lawrence Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Lawrence Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #77457 (Lawrence Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #77457 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut Ridge
- Location given for Lawrence Memorial Park:
- Lat: 36.0803479 Lon: -90.9703984
- 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 Lawrence, 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 from Point A (ie- Lawrence Memorial Park) 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. |