A visit to the New Jerusalem 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 New Jerusalem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Jerusalem Cemetery:
34.3734, -90.8048
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Jerusalem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the New Jerusalem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Jerusalem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the New Jerusalem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Jerusalem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Claire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Claire Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Claire Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Maney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Morning Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morning Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Grove Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Coffee Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Coffee Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zion Traveler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Traveler Cemetery is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Traveler Cemetery
- Humber Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Humber Cemetery is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humber Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Sycamore Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Sycamore Grove Cemetery is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Grove Cemetery
- Friars Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Friars Point Cemetery is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Jerusalem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Jerusalem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wabash
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Old Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Elaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Lambrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Friars Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Barton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Mellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Huma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunflower Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Marvell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Latour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Turner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Helena - West Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- West Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lexa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Coahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Powell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
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 New Jerusalem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Jerusalem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Friars Point
- Helena
- West Helena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 New Jerusalem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Phillips 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 New Jerusalem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #70126 (New Jerusalem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #70126 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elaine
- Location given for New Jerusalem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3734364 Lon: -90.8048314
- 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 Phillips, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Jerusalem 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. |