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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   35.8806°   (35° 52' 50")

Lon:   -94.2802°   (-94° 16' 48")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howell Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Parks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parks Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Billingsley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billingsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Rutherford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutherford Cemetery
    • The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morrow Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Union Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Reese Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reese Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Cox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Woolsey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • West Fork Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Fork Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Illinois Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Illinois Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Illinois Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Illinois Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Canehill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canehill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Canehill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Kidd Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kidd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kidd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kidd Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • McClellan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClellan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClellan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClellan Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Russell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • 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 Washington County
    • Yates Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yates Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Campbell Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Church Cemetery is located in Washington County

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
    • Onda is located in Washington County
  • Strickler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
    • Strickler is located in Washington County
  • West Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Skylight
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
    • Skylight is located in Washington County
  • Canehill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <6>
  • Clyde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Washington County
  • Morrow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Morrow is located in Washington County
  • Viney Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viney Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
    • Viney Grove is located in Washington County
  • Winslow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brentwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Brentwood is located in Washington County
  • Greenland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Washington County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Crawford County
    • Stop ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
      • Stop is located in Crawford County
    • Rickert ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
      • Rickert is located in Washington County
    • Farmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <6>
    • Dutch Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
      • Dutch Mills is located in Washington County
    • Fayette Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
      • Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
    • Evansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Washington County
    • Summers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
      • Summers is located in Washington County
    • Lee Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
      • Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
    • Winfrey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
      • Winfrey is located in Crawford County
    • Sulphur City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
      • Sulphur City is located in Washington County
    • 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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: GNIS record #51824 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: Prairie Grove
    • County: Washington         Elev: 524
    • Location given for GNIS #51824 (McDonald Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 35.8806, Longitude: -94.2802       In this case, the coordinates for the McDonald 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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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