A visit to the Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palestine Cemetery:
36.1037, -92.0718
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palestine Cemetery is located in Izard County<2>.
The county seat for Izard County is located in Melbourne. Melbourne lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Palestine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palestine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hall Mountain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pearogue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearogue Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearogue Cemetery
- Staggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Staggs Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggs Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Flanery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Flanery Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanery Cemetery
- Old Whitehouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Athens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Cresswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cresswell Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresswell Cemetery
- Old Optimus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Optimus Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Optimus Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Optimus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Optimus Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optimus Cemetery
- Vest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vest Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vest Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Herd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Herd Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd Cemetery
- Jeffery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jeffery Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffery Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Calico Rock.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55714 <5>
- Staggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Staggs Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggs Cemetery
- Katy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Katy Cemetery is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Cemetery
- Branscumb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Branscumb Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branscumb Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Calico Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Wideman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Dolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Brockwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Culp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Melbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rodney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lunenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- LaCrosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Fifty-Six
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Violet Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Hand ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Bexar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Sage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Salesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wake ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norfork Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
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 Palestine Cemetery. The following communities are located in Izard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calico Rock
- LaCrosse
- Melbourne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Izard 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #74521 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #74521 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: Izard
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boswell
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.103681 Lon: -92.071819
- 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 Izard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palestine 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. |