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A visit to the Otwell Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Otwell Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Otwell Cemetery (FG ID #55553)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Otwell Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Otwell Cemetery has been estimated.<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otwell Cemetery

Lat:   35.7339°   (35° 44' 2")

Lon:   -90.8492°   (-90° 50' 57")

The cemetery is located in Craighead County<4>.

As an estimate, the Otwell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Jonesboro.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Otwell Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Gibson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Craighead County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Craighead County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Craighead County
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Craighead County
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bishop Cemetery is located in Craighead County
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Craighead County
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
  • Jonesboro Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesboro Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesboro Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jonesboro Memorial Park is located in Craighead County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Craighead County
  • Straw Floor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Straw Floor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Straw Floor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Straw Floor Cemetery is located in Craighead County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Temple of Israel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple of Israel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Temple of Israel Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Worley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Worley Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Denton Island Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Island Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denton Island Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Houston Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houston Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • White Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Craighead County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Otwell Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Obear ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obear have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
    • Obear is located in Craighead County
  • Cash
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Craighead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Weiner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Craighead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <7>
  • Jonesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldenburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Philadelphia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bono
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Bono is located in Craighead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <7>
  • Grubbs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <7>
  • Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sedgwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Swifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alicia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Amagon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Balch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Trumann
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
      • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <7>
    • Brookland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Minturn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Tuckerman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Airport Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
      • Airport Village is located in Jackson County

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 Otwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Craighead County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Otwell Cemetery:

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 Otwell Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #64575  (Otwell Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #64575 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Otwell
    • County: Craighead         Elev: 76
    • Location given for GNIS #64575 (Otwell Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #55553

The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Otwell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7339, Longitude: -90.8492       In this case, the coordinates for the Otwell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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