A visit to the Rough & Ready 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 Rough & Ready Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rough & Ready Cemetery:
33.6084, -91.7893
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rough & Ready Cemetery is located in Drew County<2>.
The county seat for Drew County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the north of the Rough & Ready Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rough & Ready Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rough & Ready Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rough & Ready Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Old Saline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Saline Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saline Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Torian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Torian Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torian Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Turner Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Piney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Piney Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rough & Ready Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rough & Ready Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monticello
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Barkada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Wilmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lacey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Rye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Tyro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Annover ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Warren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sumpter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fountain Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Warrenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Long View Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Cornerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Pansy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Johnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Reed
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Tillar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Dermott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Orlando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- McGehee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
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 Rough & Ready Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Drew County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rough & Ready Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dermott
- McGehee
- Monticello
- Warren
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 Rough & Ready Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Drew 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 Rough & Ready Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54229 (Rough and Ready Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54229 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: Drew
- Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monticello South
- Location given for Rough and Ready Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6084423 Lon: -91.7892971
- 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 Drew, 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- Rough & Ready 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. |