A visit to the Massey 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 Massey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massey Cemetery:
36.0148, -91.3243
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Massey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Massey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Massey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Massey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lancaster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Penn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Penn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bratcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- James Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
- The Parsley Cemetery has also been known as:
- George W. Parsley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55598 <5>
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Willmuth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Willmuth Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willmuth Cemetery
- Lincoln Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Ward Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Saffell.
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56701 <5>
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
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]<3> of the Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strawberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Saffell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Poughkeepsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Annieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Cord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Portia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Alicia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Imboden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kenyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Minturn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Williford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Swifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Evening Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sandtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Sidney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
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 Massey 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 Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Imboden
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Ravenden
- Swifton
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 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 Massey 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 Massey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #51736 (Massey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #51736 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: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville
- Location given for Massey Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0147939 Lon: -91.3242986
- 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- Massey 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. |
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