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A visit to the Morning Star 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 Morning Star Cemetery ...

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

33.2437, -92.6704

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

The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies just to the south of the Morning Star Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Morning Star Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Morning Star Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of El Dorado.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1188120 <5>
  • Ingram - Reeves Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
    • The Rehobeth Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rehobeth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55903 <5>
  • Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Hardin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hardin Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of El Dorado.
    • The Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arlington Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52858 <5>
  • McGee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The McGee Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • Beulah Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beulah Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Zion Watch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Watch Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Watch Cemetery
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Sycamore Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sycamore Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Grove Cemetery
      • The Sycamore Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sycamore Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56470 <5>
    • Norphlet Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Norphlet Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet Cemetery
    • Goodwin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
    • Parnell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Parnell Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
    • Parkers Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Galilee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Galilee Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
    • Newton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Newton - Dunaway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morning Star Cemetery.

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

  • El Dorado
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Norphlet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Norphlet is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Dumas City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dumas City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
  • Sandy Land
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Land is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
  • Perdue City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Perdue City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
  • Smackover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crain City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Crain City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
  • Calion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Calion is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Joyce City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
  • Lisbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lawson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lawson is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
  • Louann
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Louann is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Scotland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Scotland is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Urbana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Urbana is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Liberty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Junction City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Junction City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
    • Junction City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Mount Holly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pace City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pace City is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City

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 Morning Star Cemetery. The following communities are located in Union County.

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

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 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 Morning Star Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Union 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 Morning Star Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #59747  (Morning Star Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #59747 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: Union
      • Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: El Dorado West
      • Location given for Morning Star Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.2437397     Lon: -92.6704345
      • 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 Union, 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 from Point A (ie- Morning Star 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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