A visit to the McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery:
35.8037, -91.4151
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Independence County<2>.
The county seat for Independence County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the McDonald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dorr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dorr Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorr Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Holcombe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holcombe Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombe Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Landers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Landers Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landers Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Convenience Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Convenience Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convenience Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Haddock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Haddock Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock Cemetery
- Havison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Havison Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havison Cemetery
- Mack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mack Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fetser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fetser Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetser 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 McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Charlotte
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Cord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Sulphur Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Magness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Kenyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Saffell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Pfeiffer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rosie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Oil Trough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cave City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diaz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Campbell Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Tuckerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Desha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
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 Independence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Jacksonport
- Newark
- Newport
- Tuckerman
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 websites either 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 Independence 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #51823 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #51823 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: Independence
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charlotte
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8036869 Lon: -91.415133
- 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 Independence, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McDonald 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |