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A visit to the Saint Marks Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Marks Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 St. Marks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marks Cemetery

Lat:   35.1993°   (35° 11' 57")

Lon:   -90.6887°   (-90° 41' 19")

The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Cross County<2>.

The county seat for Cross County is located in Wynne. Wynne lies just to the west northwest of the St. Marks Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 St. Marks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Cross County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Marks Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marks Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marks Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Levesque
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levesque have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
      • Levesque is located in Cross County
    • Wynne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
      • Wynne is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <4>
    • Colt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
      • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <4>
    • Parkin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vanndale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
      • Vanndale is located in Cross County
    • Caldwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
    • Widener
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
      • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Heth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
      • Heth is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <4>
    • Earle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
      • Earle is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
    • Cherry Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <4>
    • Forrest City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
      • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Jennette
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
        • Jennette is located in Crittenden County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Twist
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
        • Twist is located in Cross County
      • Bay Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
        • Bay Village is located in Cross County
      • Bonair
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
        • Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
      • Palestine
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
        • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Rawlinson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawlinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
        • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
      • Proctor
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
        • Proctor is located in Crittenden County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <4>

    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 St. Marks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cross County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marks Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Caldwell
    • Earle
      • Earle lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Marks Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Earle.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Forrest City
    • Hughes
    • Madison
    • Parkin
      • Parkin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Marks Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parkin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkin
    • Wynne
      • Wynne lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Marks Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wynne.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Marks Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marks Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Walters Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Wynne Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wynne Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynne Cemetery
    • Cogbill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cogbill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cogbill Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogbill Cemetery
    • Gatlen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatlen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gatlen Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatlen Cemetery
    • Harefarm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harefarm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harefarm Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harefarm Cemetery
    • Yarbo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarbo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yarbo Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarbo Cemetery
    • New Sardis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Sardis Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sardis Cemetery
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
    • Dorriss Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorriss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dorriss Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorriss Cemetery
    • Mt. Maria Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Maria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Maria Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Maria Cemetery
    • McElroy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McElroy Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElroy Cemetery
    • Akins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Akins Cemetery is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akins Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Warren Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Warren Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
      • Walnut Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cross County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Hughes Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • The Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #583206 <6>
      • Beazley Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beazley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beazley Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beazley Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Harris Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harris Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • New Hebron Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Hebron Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hebron Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 St. Marks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1730616  (Saint Marks Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1730616 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wittsburg
      • County: Cross         Elev: 67
      • Location given for GNIS #1730616 (Saint Marks Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

    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 Cross, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Marks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1993, Longitude: -90.6887       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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