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:
35.0276, -94.3663
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 Sebastian County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jackson - Red Yard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jackson - Red Yard Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson - Red Yard Cemetery
- The Jackson - Red Yard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55886 <5>
- James Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The James Fork Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Fork Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Babbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321306 <5>
- West Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Begum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Begum Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begum Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buggy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Buggy Hill Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggy Hill Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Dake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dake Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dake Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Coop Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Coop Prairie Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coop Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coop Prairie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53522 <5>
- Huntington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Huntington Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Cauthron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cauthron Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthron Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Midland.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frog Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Midland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Hackett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Poteau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jenny Lind
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Howe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <6>
- Heavener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pocola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petros
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Waldron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hodgen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
- Former name for Hodgen:
- Hodgens
- Hodgen has also been known as:
- Hodgens Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <6>
- Braden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Buell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Panama
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Sebastian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenwood
- Hackett
- Hartford
- Heavener
- Howe
- Howe lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Huntington
- Mansfield
- Midland
- Panama
- Poteau
- Waldron
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sebastian 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 #67242 (Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #67242 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: Sebastian
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huntington
- Location given for Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0275981 Lon: -94.366327
- 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 Sebastian, 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 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. |