A visit to the Memorial Gardens ...
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 Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Gardens:
36.0917, -90.5009
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Gardens is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Paragould. Paragould lies just to the south of the Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Linwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Friendship Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Friendship Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Oak Grove Heights.
- The New Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Cemetery
- New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53951 <5>
- Gainesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gainesville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Cemetery
- Pruets Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Epsaba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lafe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lafe Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe Cemetery
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Hartsoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartsoe Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsoe Cemetery
- Hartsoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartsoe Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsoe 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 Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Paragould
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Pine Knot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Crowley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Bard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Lafe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Finch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Marmaduke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Stonewall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Red Onion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cockrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Red Onion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cardwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brookland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Light
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Lake View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Arbyrd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Arkmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Arkmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Peach Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Delaplaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 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 Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardwell
- Marmaduke
- Monette
- Paragould
- Rector
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Gardens:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #64849 (Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #64849 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paragould West
- Location given for Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0917346 Lon: -90.5009398
- 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 Greene, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Memorial Gardens) 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. |