A visit to the Lawson 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 Lawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawson Cemetery:
36.0778, -91.1462
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Lawson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Powhatan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Powhatan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Oak Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale Cemetery
- Crossroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Portia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Portia Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Holobaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holobaugh Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holobaugh Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clover Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clover Bend Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend Cemetery
- Colberk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Colberk Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colberk Cemetery
- Nation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nation Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nation Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Whitlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitlow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow Cemetery
- Arbor Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Arbor Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Grove Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Phillips - Reeves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Scott Cemetery (located 82 miles to the north).
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell 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 Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Powhatan
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Black Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Portia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Annieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Imboden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Minturn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Hoxie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- College City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Eleven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Strawberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Ravenden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Saffell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Alicia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Manson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Pocahontas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Williford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
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 Lawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Imboden
- Pocahontas
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Ravenden Springs
- Ravenden
- Swifton
- Walnut Ridge
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 Lawson Cemetery:
- 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 Lawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #51009 (Lawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #51009 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: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eaton
- Location given for Lawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0778483 Lon: -91.1462377
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawson 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. |