A visit to the Rolling Water 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 Rolling Water Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rolling Water Cemetery:
33.8068, -91.3523
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rolling Water Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rolling Water Cemetery is located in Desha County<2>.
The county seat for Desha County is located in Arkansas City. Arkansas City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Rolling Water Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rolling Water Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rolling Water Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rolling Water Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Kelso Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kelso Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bogue Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Warrington Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington Cemetery
- McArthur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McArthur Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
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- Irby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Irby Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irby Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Walnut Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Lake Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake Cemetery
- Curtis Hall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Curtis Hall Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Hall Cemetery
- Loggy Bayou Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Loggy Bayou Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggy Bayou Cemetery
- Seven Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Star Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rolling Water Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rolling Water Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kelso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Rohwer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Pea Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pickens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Tillar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Reed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- McArthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Watson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- McGehee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Eutaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
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 Rolling Water Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Desha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rolling Water Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dermott
- Dumas
- Dumas lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Rolling Water Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dumas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Gillett
- Gould
- Gould lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Rolling Water Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gould.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- McGehee
- Napoleon - Historic
- Rosedale
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 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 Rolling Water Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Desha 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 Rolling Water Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54175 (Rolling Water Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54175 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: Desha
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kelso
- Location given for Rolling Water Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8067724 Lon: -91.352341
- 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 Desha, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rolling Water 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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