A visit to the Old Soldiers 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 Soldiers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Soldiers Cemetery:
34.8570, -92.3982
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Soldiers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Soldiers Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Little Rock. Little Rock lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Soldiers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Soldiers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Soldiers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Soldiers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Ives Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ives Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Cemetery
- Grimmette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grimmette Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimmette Cemetery
- Swinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Swinton Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinton Cemetery
- Aaron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Aaron Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Gabriel Heights Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Natural Steps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Natural Steps Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps Cemetery
- The Natural Steps Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hutchinson Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54489 <5>
- Stuman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stuman Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuman Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Rocky Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Mtn. Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mtn. Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pilgrim Rest Church Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55668 <5>
- Browns Valley of Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Guenther Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Guenther Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guenther Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heilman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Heilman Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman Cemetery
- Mt. Psyam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
- Kennerly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennerly Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennerly Cemetery
- Edgewood Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgewood Memorial Park is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edgewood Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in North Little Rock.
- The Edgewood Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Edgewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53785 <5>
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 Old Soldiers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Soldiers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maumelle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Secluded Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Natural Steps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Cammack Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Monnie Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayflower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banty ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- North Little Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Wakefield Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Rose City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Booker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- McAlmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Little Italy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Mabelvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Windamere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Lollie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
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 Soldiers Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Soldiers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Little Rock
- Maumelle
- North Little Rock
- Sherwood
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 Old Soldiers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 Soldiers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53026 (Old Soldiers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53026 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pinnacle Mountain
- Location given for Old Soldiers Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8570344 Lon: -92.3982106
- 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 Pulaski, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Soldiers 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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