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A visit to the McDonald Cemetery ...


The location of the McDonald Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 McDonald Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.2693°   (35° 16' 9")

Lon:   -90.6079°   (-90° 36' 28")

The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cross County<2>.

The county seat for Cross County is located in Wynne. Wynne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the McDonald Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 McDonald Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Cross 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 McDonald Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.

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

    • Parkin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Levesque
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levesque have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
      • Levesque is located in Cross County
    • Earle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
      • Earle is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
    • Twist
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
      • Twist is located in Cross County
    • Vanndale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
      • Vanndale is located in Cross County
    • Wynne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
      • Wynne is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <4>
    • Cherry Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <4>
    • Bay Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
      • Bay Village is located in Cross County
    • Jennette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
      • Jennette is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Colt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
      • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <4>
    • Heth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
      • Heth is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <4>
    • Crawfordsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Heafer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
        • Heafer is located in Crittenden County
      • Black Oak
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
        • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
      • Widener
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
        • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Proctor
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
        • Proctor is located in Crittenden County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <4>
      • Caldwell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Madison
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
        • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
      • Forrest City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
        • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
      • Edmondson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmondson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
        • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Turrell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
        • Turrell is located in Crittenden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <4>
      • Tyronza
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marked Tree
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrisburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
        • Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
      • Anthonyville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
        • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jericho
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jericho have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
        • Jericho is located in Crittenden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Gilmore
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
        • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 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 McDonald Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cross County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the McDonald Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Harefarm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harefarm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harefarm Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harefarm Cemetery
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Walters Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Mt. Beulah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Beulah Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Mt. Beulah Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Beulah Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55155 <7>
    • Akins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Akins Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akins Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Wynne Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wynne Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynne Cemetery
    • Berry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berry Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
    • Gibson Bayou Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Bayou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibson Bayou Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Bayou Cemetery
    • Warren Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warren Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Mt. Maria Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Maria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Maria Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Maria Cemetery
    • Cogbill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cogbill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cogbill Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogbill Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Russell Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Russell Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Cloar Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cloar Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloar Cemetery
      • Gatlen Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatlen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gatlen Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatlen Cemetery
      • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery
      • Layton Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Layton Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layton Cemetery
      • Richard Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richard Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard Cemetery
      • Hood Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowers Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
      • Halk Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Halk Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halk Cemetery
      • Riley Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riley Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
      • Buck Lake Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buck Lake Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Lake Cemetery
      • Medley Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Medley Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medley Cemetery
      • Spring Hill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery

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

    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 McDonald Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #51821  (McDonald Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #51821 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: Parkin
      • County: Cross         Elev: 60
      • Location given for GNIS #51821 (McDonald 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 Cross, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McDonald Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2693, Longitude: -90.6079       In this case, the coordinates for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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