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A visit to the McIlroy 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 McIlroy Cemetery ...

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

35.6806, -93.8277

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

The McIlroy Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the McIlroy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the McIlroy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Turners Bend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Turners Bend Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Bend Cemetery
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
  • Plymale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Plymale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymale Cemetery
  • Dick Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Dick Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Hill Cemetery
  • Childers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Childers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Roger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Roger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
  • Westview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Westview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
  • Handchew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Handchew Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handchew Cemetery
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
  • Cass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Cass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cass Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Cass and Brashears.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Brashears.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1676716 <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Burrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Burrell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
    • Van Brunt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Van Brunt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Brunt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Brunt Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Combs.
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • McLaughlin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
    • Shores Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Shores Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shores Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Cass.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56279 <6>
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mill Creek Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Combs.
    • Stringum Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stringum Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringum Cemetery
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
    • McNelly Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The McNelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNelly Cemetery
    • Bell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
    • Cragar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cragar Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragar Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McIlroy Cemetery.

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

  • Cass
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cass is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
  • Mountain Top
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Watalula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Watalula is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
  • Felkner Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
  • White Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • White Oak is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • Linville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Linville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
  • Brashears
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brashears is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
  • Bidville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bidville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
  • Cravens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cravens is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
  • Batson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Batson is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
  • Saint Paul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Combs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Delaney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Delaney is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
    • Dutton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Ozark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ozark is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <7>
    • Pettigrew
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Locke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Locke is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
    • Webb City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Webb City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
    • Wiederkehr Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Crosses
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Crosses is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
    • Oark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hazel Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
    • Winfrey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Winfrey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey

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 McIlroy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Altus
    • Altus lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the McIlroy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Altus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
  • Cass
    • Cass lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the McIlroy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cass.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
  • Ozark
  • Pettigrew
  • Saint Paul

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 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 McIlroy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 McIlroy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #72599  (McIlroy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #72599 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cass
      • Location given for McIlroy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.680637     Lon: -93.8276948
      • 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 Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McIlroy 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Cass and Brashears. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.