A visit to the Nelon 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 Nelon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelon Cemetery:
34.5095, -91.9629
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelon Cemetery is located in Lonoke County<2>.
The county seat for Lonoke County is located in Lonoke. Lonoke lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of the Nelon Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Nelon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hendricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Tomberlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tomberlin Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomberlin Cemetery
- Keo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Keo Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keo Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
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- Red Bluff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Red Bluff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Cemetery
- Clark Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Hill Cemetery
- Weedon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Weedon Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedon Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Flat Bayou Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Flat Bayou Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Bayou Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flat Bayou Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Wabbaseka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1054580 <5>
- Turrentine Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gumwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Gumwood Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan 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 Nelon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- England
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tucker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Coy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Keo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Cobbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Sherrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Allport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Seaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Pastoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Humnoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Redfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hensley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Altheimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Meto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Woodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Humphrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rob Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Wrightsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
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 Nelon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lonoke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Nelon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lonoke 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 Nelon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #61196 (Nelon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #61196 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: Lonoke
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: England
- Location given for Nelon Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5095392 Lon: -91.9629171
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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 Lonoke, 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- Nelon 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |