A visit to the Red Oak 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 Red Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Oak Cemetery:
35.3509, -94.1641
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Sebastian County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Red Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Red Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Measles Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Killings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Killings Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killings Cemetery
- Carruth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carruth Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carruth Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Inoian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Inoian Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inoian Cemetery
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lavaca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55460 <5>
- Center Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Center Valley Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley Cemetery
- Speegle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Speegle Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegle Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beal Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal Cemetery
- Real Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Real Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Real Cemetery
- William Teague Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- William Teague Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bloomer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56704 <5>
- Hepseby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hepseby Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepseby Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Arbuckle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arbuckle Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Cemetery
- Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Red Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lavaca
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Central City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Bloomer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Ursula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Kibler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Barling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Jenny Lind
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Leon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Donald ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Fort Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Cecil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Van Buren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Red Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sebastian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Red Oak Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Branch
- Charleston
- Fort Smith
- Greenwood
- Lavaca
- Mulberry
- Van Buren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Red Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Sebastian 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 Red Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53955 (Red Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53955 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: Sebastian
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lavaca
- Location given for Red Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3509234 Lon: -94.1640964
- 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 Sebastian, 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- Red Oak 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. |