A visit to the Mount Sherman 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 Mt. Sherman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Sherman Cemetery:
36.0159, -93.2718
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Sherman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Sherman Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the east of the Mt. Sherman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Sherman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Sherman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Sherman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- McFerrin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McFerrin Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFerrin Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Adair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Tom Thumb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Whiteley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Whiteley Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteley Cemetery
- Shaddox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaddox Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaddox Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Mossville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Coopers Bluff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Jasper.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Armstrong Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53499 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Gaither Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaither Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither Cemetery
- The Gaither Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gaither Mtn. 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 Mt. Sherman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Sherman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parthenon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Compton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ponca
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Boxley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Vendor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Swain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Hasty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Deer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Osage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dryfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Limestone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Batavia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Bellefonte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Western Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Valley Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Rudd
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
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 Mt. Sherman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Sherman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte
- Harrison
- Jasper
- Parthenon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mt. Sherman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 Mt. Sherman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #52412 (Mount Sherman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52412 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 658 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ponca
- Location given for Mount Sherman Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0159102 Lon: -93.271846
- 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 Newton, 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- Mt. Sherman 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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