A visit to the Rains 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 Rains Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rains Cemetery:
35.9101, -90.7004
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rains Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rains Cemetery is located in Craighead County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Rains Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rains Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rains Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Ransome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ransome Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransome Cemetery
- The Ransome Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ransom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55862 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Culberhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Culberhouse Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberhouse Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Reliford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Reliford Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliford Cemetery
- Lorado Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lorado Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorado Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Straw Floor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Straw Floor Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw Floor Cemetery
- Temple of Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Nettleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nettleton Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton Cemetery
- Nober Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nober Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nober Cemetery
- Pine Log Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Log Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rains Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rains Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Bono
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Finch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Walcott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Sedgwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Light
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <6>
- Lake View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Crowley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Obear ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paragould
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Trumann
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Beech Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Hoxie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Minturn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 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 Rains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Craighead County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rains Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jonesboro
- Monette
- Paragould
- Trumann
- Walnut Ridge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Rains Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Craighead 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 Rains Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #78130 (Rains Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #78130 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: Craighead
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lorado
- Location given for Rains Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9100729 Lon: -90.7003902
- 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 Craighead, 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 from Point A (ie- Rains 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. |