A visit to the Memorial Park ...
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 Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park:
35.7706, -91.6513
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Park is located in Independence County<2>.
The county seat for Independence County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies just to the east of the Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruddell Hill Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddell Hill Cemetery
- Old Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- Alderbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alderbrook Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbrook Cemetery
- Stark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stark Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Egner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reobeth Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reobeth Cemetery
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Chinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chinn Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
- Belleview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Belleview Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Inman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
- Claxton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Claxton Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Cushman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55757 <5>
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Kyler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kyler Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyler Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Batesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Desha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Moorefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pfeiffer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Salado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Bethesda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Sulphur Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Rosie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Sandtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cushman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Magness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Cave City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marcella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Floral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Oil Trough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
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 Park. The following communities are located in Independence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.
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 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 Park:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Independence 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 Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #68026 (Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #68026 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: Independence
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Batesville
- Location given for Memorial Park:
- Lat: 35.7706324 Lon: -91.6512503
- 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 Independence, 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' (or 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- Memorial Park) 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. |