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A visit to the Leach Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Leach Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leach Cemetery

Lat:   33.9479°   (33° 56' 52")

Lon:   -91.4579°   (-91° 27' 28")

The Leach Cemetery is located in Desha County<2>.

The county seat for Desha County is located in Arkansas City. Arkansas City lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Leach Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Leach Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Banks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Banks Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Ross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Free Gift Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Curtis Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Curtis Hall Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Walnut Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Lake Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55103 <5>
  • Lee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Madden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Madden Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Irby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Irby Cemetery is located in Desha County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Refeld Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Refeld Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Refeld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Refeld Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55902 <5>
    • Boggins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boggins Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53129 <5>
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54582 <5>
    • Barnett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Desha County
    • Gentry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Desha County
    • Skull Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skull Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Skull Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55115 <5>
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leach Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leach Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mitchellville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
    • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Dumas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Bend ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
    • South Bend is located in Lincoln County
  • Gould
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Gould is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Pickens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
    • Pickens is located in Desha County
  • Pea Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
  • Hopedale ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Desha County
  • Varner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
    • Varner is located in Lincoln County
  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Drew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Watson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gillett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Warrenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warrenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
    • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Kelso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Desha County
    • Reydell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
      • Reydell is located in Jefferson County
    • Meroney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
      • Meroney is located in Lincoln County
    • Tyro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
      • Tyro is located in Lincoln County
    • Tillar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Reed
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Rohwer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sarassa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarassa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
      • Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
    • Grady
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tichnor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crigler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
      • Crigler is located in Lincoln County
    • Selma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Drew County

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 Leach 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 Leach Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dumas
    • Dumas lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Leach Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dumas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
  • Gillett
  • Gould
    • Gould lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Leach Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gould.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Grady
    • Grady lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Leach Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grady.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady

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 helpful 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 Leach Cemetery:

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 Leach Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #51020  (Leach Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #51020 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dumas
    • County: Desha         Elev: 50
    • Location given for GNIS #51020 (Leach Cemetery)

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Leach Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9479, Longitude: -91.4579       In this case, the coordinates for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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