A visit to the Real 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 Real Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Real Cemetery:
35.4229, -94.1869
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Real Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Real Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Van Buren. Van Buren lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Real Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Real Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Real Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Real Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Alma City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Alma City Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alma City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Alma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1041985 <5>
- Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Arbuckle Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Cemetery
- Twelve Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Twelve Corner Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corner Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Old Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Carruth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carruth Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carruth Cemetery
- Killings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Killings Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killings Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gill Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gill Crawford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Crawford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gill Crawford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Van Buren.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1177676 <5>
- Gills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gills Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Cemetery
- Measles Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge Cemetery
- Hepseby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hepseby Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepseby Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Echols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Real Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Real Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Kibler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Alma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wright Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Central City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Lavaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ursula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Barling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bloomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Van Buren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Buell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Cecil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Arkoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jenny Lind
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Donald ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Mountainburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moffett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Real Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Real Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Real Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Charleston
- Fort Smith
- Greenwood
- Lavaca
- Mulberry
- Van Buren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Real Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Real Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56757 (Real Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56757 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alma
- Location given for Real Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4228664 Lon: -94.1868745
- 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 Crawford, 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 from Point A (ie- Real 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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