A visit to the Macedonia 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 Macedonia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Macedonia Cemetery
Lat: 34.1445° (34° 8' 40")
Lon: -93.6189° (-93° 37' 8")
The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the southwest of the Macedonia Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Macedonia Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Macedonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pike City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brocktown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodall Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wall Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Murfreesboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Redland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- College Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Japany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sparks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Macedonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Macedonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pike City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Moriah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murfreesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kimberley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roy
- From the Macedonia Cemetery to Roy
- Delight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nathan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Billstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tokio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Antoine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Doyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Doyle
- From the Macedonia Cemetery to Doyle
- McCaskill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaskill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Piney Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Macedonia Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Macedonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delight
- Glenwood
- Murfreesboro
- Pike City
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 Macedonia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Pike County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Macedonia Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Macedonia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #51545 (Macedonia Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #51545 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: Murfreesboro NE
- County: Pike Elev: 208
- Location given for GNIS #51545 (Macedonia Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Macedonia Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1445, Longitude: -93.6189 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |