A visit to the Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Cemetery:
33.7662, -91.2801
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Cemetery is located in Desha County<2>.
The county seat for Desha County is located in Arkansas City. Arkansas City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelso Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kelso Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso Cemetery
- Rolling Water Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Warrington Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington Cemetery
- McArthur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McArthur Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Bogue Pilgrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Irby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Irby Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irby Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Star Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Star Cemetery
- McCool Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The McCool Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Cemetery
- Eutaw Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Eutaw Cemetery is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Loggy Bayou Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Loggy Bayou Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggy Bayou Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Bogue Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Bogue Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rohwer
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kelso
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- McArthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tillar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Reed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Eutaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- McGehee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Arkansas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Pickens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Mound Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Dumas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Scott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lake Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Desha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dumas
- McGehee
- Napoleon - Historic
- Rosedale
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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Desha 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #63831 (Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #63831 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: Desha
- Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kelso
- Location given for Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7662179 Lon: -91.2801162
- 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 Desha, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial 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. |