A visit to the Richwoods 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 Richwoods Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Richwoods Cemetery (FG ID #55935).
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 Richwoods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richwoods Cemetery:
34.0445, -93.0860
The Richwoods Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.
The county seat for Clark County is located in Arkadelphia. Arkadelphia lies just to the north northeast of the Richwoods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richwoods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Richwoods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richwoods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Curtis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bozeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bozeman Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Arkadelphia Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Copeland Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McClanahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sloan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richwoods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richwoods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gum Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Curtis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Arkadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Griffithtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gurdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caddo Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Dalark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beirne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Okolona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whelen Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Vaden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Sparkman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Donaldson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Boughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saginaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Antoine
(19 miles [30.6 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 Richwoods Cemetery. The following communities are located in Clark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richwoods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Richwoods 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 Richwoods Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #55935
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54025 (Richwoods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54025 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: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arkadelphia
- Location given for Richwoods Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0445428 Lon: -93.0860053
- 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 from Point A (ie- Richwoods 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. |