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:
35.9156, -89.9198
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 Mississippi County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park.
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 Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- North Sawba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The North Sawba Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sawba Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Spur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spur Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur Cemetery
- Hatchie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatchie Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- AME Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The AME Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for AME Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Blytheville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gosnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Burdette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Armorel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Stark City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Barfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Luxora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Cooter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ashport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Rives
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Manila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Plant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Rington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Rington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Gobler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Caruth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Luckett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Braggadocio
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Leachville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mississippi County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blytheville
- Leachville
- Luxora
- Manila
- Osceola
- Steele
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 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 Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Mississippi 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 #51909 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #51909 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: Mississippi
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blytheville
- Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.915629 Lon: -89.9198087
- 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 Mississippi, 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 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. |