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A visit to the McElroy 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 McElroy Cemetery ...

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

35.2068, -90.8384

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Cross County is located in Wynne. Wynne lies just to the east northeast of the McElroy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McElroy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the McElroy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Gatlen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gatlen Cemetery is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlen Cemetery
  • Cogbill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Cogbill Cemetery is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogbill Cemetery
  • Wynne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wynne Cemetery is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne Cemetery
  • Hawk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hawk Cemetery is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cemetery
  • Yarbo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Yarbo Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbo Cemetery
  • Barnishaw Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Barnishaw Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnishaw Cemetery
  • Mt. Maria Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Maria Cemetery is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Maria Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
  • Harefarm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harefarm Cemetery is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harefarm Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Warren Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Warren Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
    • Stanley Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Stanley Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Grove Cemetery
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
      • The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #583206 <5>
    • Dorriss Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dorriss Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorriss Cemetery
    • Walters Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
    • Beazley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Beazley Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley Cemetery
    • New Sardis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Sardis Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sardis Cemetery
    • Slocum Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Slocum Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • New Hebron Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Hebron Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron Cemetery
    • Akin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Akin Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Akin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Vanndale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52794 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the McElroy Cemetery.

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

  • Wynne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Colt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <6>
  • Levesque
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Levesque is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
  • Vanndale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vanndale is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
  • Caldwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bemis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bemis is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
  • Forrest City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>
  • Cherry Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Morton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Morton is located in Woodruff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Widener
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Palestine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Parkin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Bonair
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
    • Hunter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunter is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Bay Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Village is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
    • DeView
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • DeView is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
    • Gourd Neck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
    • McCrory
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • McCrory is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
    • Goodwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
    • Haynes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Haynes is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Fisher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Heth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Earle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Earle is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <6>
    • Beedeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beedeville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 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 McElroy 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 McElroy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 McElroy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Cross 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 McElroy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #51828  (McElroy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #51828 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: Cross
      • Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wynne
      • Location given for McElroy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.2067554     Lon: -90.8384479
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McElroy 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.