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A visit to the Old King 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 Old King Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old King Cemetery:

35.5304, -93.4580

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

The Old King Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Clarksville. Clarksville lies just to the south of the Old King Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old King Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old King Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stillwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
  • Mt. Airy Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
  • Woodland Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Walton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
  • Pryor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pryor Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oakland Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Redeemer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pryor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pryor Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
    • Zachary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Zachary Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Minnow Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Minnow Creek Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Creek Cemetery
    • Porter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
    • Canter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Canter Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canter Cemetery
    • Blakeley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blakeley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeley Cemetery
    • Hickey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hickey Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
    • Hagarville West Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hagerville West Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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]<3> of the Old King Cemetery.

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

  • Ludwig
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ludwig is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
  • Lone Pine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Clarksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Union City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union City is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Strawberry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Spadra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Spadra is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
  • Lamar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <6>
  • Hagarville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hagarville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
  • Ozone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Smeadley ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Smeadley is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
  • Morrison Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hartman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartman is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Knoxville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Scranton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Scranton is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Ross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ross is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Oark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Batson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Batson is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
    • Coal Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Silex
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Silex is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Piney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Piney is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
    • Augsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Augsburg is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
    • Linville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Linville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
    • Cotton Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cotton Town is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town

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 Old King Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old King Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Old King Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Johnson 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 Old King Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #59154  (Old King Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #59154 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: Johnson
      • Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ludwig
      • Location given for Old King Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.5303605     Lon: -93.4579615
      • 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 Johnson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old King 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.