A visit to the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philadelphia Cemetery:
34.8237, -91.2540
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Clarendon. Clarendon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Philadelphia Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Choctaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fitzhugh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Finell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Finell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finell Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Haven Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haven Rest Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Rest Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Clarendon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56212 <5>
- Upper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Upper Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove Cemetery
- Bateman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bateman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- White Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Biscoe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Biscoe Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonds Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bonds Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Cemetery
- Waldrop Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Waldrop Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrop Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Munn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Munn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brinkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brasfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Biscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Clarendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Wheatley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- De Valls Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Plant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Dixie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Roe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holly Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Moro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goodwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Sand Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Tollville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Hunter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Des Arc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Hazen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ulm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Casscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Preston Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Howell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
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 Philadelphia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brinkley
- Clarendon
- Cotton Plant
- Des Arc
- Hazen
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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53319 (Philadelphia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53319 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Valls Bluff SE
- Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8237059 Lon: -91.2540148
- 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 Monroe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Philadelphia 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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