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A visit to the Mineral 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 Mineral Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mineral Cemetery:

34.1923, -94.3324

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mineral Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mineral Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Mena. Mena lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the north of the Mineral Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mineral Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mineral Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mineral Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gillham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Overturf Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grannis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Grannis Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Gillham.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56631 <5>
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Cossatot Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Crystal Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Wickes.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198613 <5>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
    • The Mill Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Millcreek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55069 <5>
  • Avon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Avon Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
  • Crosstrail Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Crosstrail Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstrail Cemetery
    • The Crosstrail Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cross Trail Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53588 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Daniel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
    • Duckett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Duckett Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Cane Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
    • Redman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Redman Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
    • Herman Direk Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sweet Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • W.L. Allen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Old New Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Old New Hope Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old New Hope Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mineral Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mineral Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Gillham
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Grannis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Grannis is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Wickes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • De Queen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bog Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bog Springs is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
  • Hatton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hatton is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Process City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Process City is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
  • Galena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Galena is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Vandervoort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Norwoodville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • Eagletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Horatio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lockesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Euclid
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Euclid is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Umpire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
    • Unco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Unco is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
    • Dierks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mineola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mineola is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Cerrogordo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Hatfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Athens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Watson
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Mineral Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mineral Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Mineral Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Mineral Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #63223  (Mineral Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #63223 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gillham
      • Location given for Mineral Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.1923339     Lon: -94.3324299
      • 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 Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mineral 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.
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