A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Providence Cemetery (FG ID #55831).
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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
33.8720, -93.3425
The Providence Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.
The county seat for Clark County is located in Arkadelphia. Arkadelphia lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northeast of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Washington Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- De Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Rome Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rome Cemetery
- Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rome Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Craven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Craven Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Okolona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Okolona Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Artesian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Artesian Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Wier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Wier Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wier Cemetery
- Beards Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Beards Chapel Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Chapel Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel 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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boughton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beirne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Okolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gurdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emmet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Laneburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Antoine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whelen Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Blevins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reader
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Billstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perrytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Curtis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Zama ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- McCaskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blevins
- Delight
- Gurdon
- Prescott
- Rosston
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 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Clark 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 Providence Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #55831
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53822 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53822 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: Clark
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prescott East
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8720522 Lon: -93.3426727
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Clark, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Providence 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. |