A visit to the Polk 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 Polk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polk Cemetery:
34.1204, -93.8696
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Polk Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Polk Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Polk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kesterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesterson Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Blackwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Holly Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holly Creek Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek Cemetery
- Academy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Academy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
- The Academy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Biggs Cemetery
- Biggs Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Boles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Boles Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Clanson Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Clanson Memorial Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanson Memorial Park
- College Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Polk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nathan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Grandfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Newhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Dierks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Euclid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Tokio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Moriah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Daisy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blue Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Kimberley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Doyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Langley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Umpire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Unco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
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 Polk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dierks
- Murfreesboro
- Nashville
- Pike City
- Umpire
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 helpful 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 Polk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Howard 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 Polk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53661 (Polk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53661 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nathan
- Location given for Polk Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1203878 Lon: -93.8696326
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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 Howard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polk 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |