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A visit to the May 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 May Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the May 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 May Cemetery

Lat:   35.0129°   (35° 0' 46")

Lon:   -92.7132°   (-92° 42' 47")

The May Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.

The county seat for Perry County is located in Perryville. Perryville lies just to the west of the May Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the May Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leach Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leach Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Bland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bland Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Viney Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viney Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Viney Grove Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Houston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Houston Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Harper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Cardon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cardon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cardon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cardon Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Perry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Perryville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perryville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perryville Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Faisst Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faisst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faisst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Faisst Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Volman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volman Cemetery
      • The Volman Cemetery is located in Perry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Volman Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bigelow.
    • Wye Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wye Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wye Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Wye Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wye Cemetery
      • The Wye Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Stover Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stover Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • Wolf Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
      • The Wolf Cemetery is located in Conway County
      • The Wolf Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wolfe Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56882 <5>
    • Tyndall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyndall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyndall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyndall Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Lewisburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewisburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewisburg Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • Hallett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hallett Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • McGhee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGhee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGhee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGhee Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Casey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Casey Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Stony Point Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stony Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Perry County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the May Cemetery.

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

  • Houston
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bigelow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fourche
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
    • Fourche is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Perry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <6>
  • Perryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Perryville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <6>
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Perry County
  • Oppelo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
    • Oppelo is located in Conway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Lollie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
    • Lollie is located in Faulkner County
  • Little Italy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Little Italy is located in Perry County
  • Morrilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Toad Suck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
    • Toad Suck is located in Perry County
  • Adona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
    • Adona is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Plumerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Menifee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menifee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
      • Menifee is located in Conway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <6>
    • Roland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Monnie Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
      • Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
    • Conway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <6>
    • Winrock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
      • Winrock is located in Conway 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 May Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The May Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 May 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 May Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #83606  (May Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #83606 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: Houston
    • County: Perry         Elev: 102
    • Location given for GNIS #83606 (May 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 Perry, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the May Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0129, Longitude: -92.7132       In this case, the coordinates for the May 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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