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A visit to the Philadelphia Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Philadelphia Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Philadelphia Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Philadelphia Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.2323°   (33° 13' 56")

Lon:   -92.4385°   (-92° 26' 18")

The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Philadelphia Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tatum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tatum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tatum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tatum Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rhodes Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Green Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Meek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meek Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Beulah Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Springs Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Suggs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Suggs Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Urbana Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urbana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urbana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Urbana Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oakd Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakd Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakd Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakd Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Union County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Knowles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knowles Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Norris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in Union County
    • New London Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New London Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New London Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New London Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Poole Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poole Cemetery is located in Union County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Lawson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Lawson is located in Union County
  • Crain City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
    • Crain City is located in Union County
  • Urbana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Union County
  • Perdue City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
    • Perdue City is located in Union County
  • Calion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
    • Calion is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Strong
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lapile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
    • Lapile is located in Union County
  • El Dorado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Norphlet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norphlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
    • Norphlet is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Bolding
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
    • Bolding is located in Union County
  • Jersey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
    • Jersey is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <5>
  • Joyce City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
    • Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sandy Land
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
      • Sandy Land is located in Union County
    • Oakland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
    • Sturgis ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Bradley County
    • Dumas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
      • Dumas City is located in Union County
    • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
      • Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
    • Truxno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truxno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
      • Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
    • Huttig
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huttig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
      • Huttig is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Ingalls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Bradley County
    • Gravelridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
      • Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
    • Harrell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
      • Harrell is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Smackover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
      • Smackover is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <5>
    • Felsenthal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
      • Felsenthal is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Blanchton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanchton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
      • Blanchton is located in Bradley 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 Philadelphia Cemetery. The following communities are located in Union County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Union County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Philadelphia Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 #59796  (Philadelphia Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #59796 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: Urbana
      • County: Union         Elev: 60
      • Location given for GNIS #59796 (Philadelphia Cemetery)

    The official website for Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/

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

    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 Union, 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 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 Philadelphia Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2323, Longitude: -92.4385       In this case, the coordinates for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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