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:
35.8806, -94.2802
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Billingsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Union Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Woolsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- West Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Fork Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barron Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Fayetteville.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Barron Cemetery (located 94 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322952 <5>
- Illinois Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Canehill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canehill Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Campbell Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Onda
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Onda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Strickler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strickler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- West Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Skylight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skylight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Canehill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Morrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Viney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Stop ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Fayette Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Evansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Summers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Lee Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Winfrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Sulphur City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Lincoln
- Prairie Grove
- West Fork
- Winslow
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 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 Washington 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 #51824 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #51824 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 524 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairie Grove
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8806373 Lon: -94.2802089
- 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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |
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