A visit to the Nail 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 Nail Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nail Cemetery:
35.9216, -91.7986
The Nail Cemetery is located in Izard County<1>.
The county seat for Izard County is located in Melbourne. Melbourne lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Nail Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Nail Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nail Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Winkle Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hassel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hassel Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassel Cemetery
- Rinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rinn Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinn Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- No Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Providence Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conyers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Claxton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Claxton Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton Cemetery
- Big Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Nail Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nail Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bethesda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bone Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Lunenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Sandtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Marcella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- LaCrosse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pfeiffer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Desha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Evening Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 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 Nail Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Izard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nail Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- LaCrosse
- Melbourne
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 websites either 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 Nail Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Izard 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 Nail Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #52570 (Nail Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52570 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: Izard
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Pleasant
- Location given for Nail Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9217398 Lon: -91.7990336
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Izard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nail Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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