A visit to the Richardson 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 Richardson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery:
35.9184, -94.0530
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richardson Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Richardson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Salem Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Elkins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1143894 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mineral Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mineral Springs Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of West Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55086 <5>
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Shumate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shumate Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Cemetery
- Woolsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Burkhead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burkhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhead Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- West Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The West Fork Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Parks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Stokenbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stokenbury Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokenbury Cemetery
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Campbell Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Union Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Pinnacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pinnacle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Cemetery
- The Pinnacle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinnacle Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55701 <5>
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 Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sulphur City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Brentwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Hazel Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Elkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- West Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crosses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delaney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wesley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Fayette Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Winfrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Bidville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Onda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Combs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Japton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 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 Richardson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkins
- Fayetteville
- Prairie Grove
- West Fork
- Winslow
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 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54012 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54012 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sulphur City
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9184133 Lon: -94.0529785
- 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 Washington, 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- Richardson 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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