A visit to the Saint Marks 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 St. Marks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marks Cemetery:
34.5762, -90.6451
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies just to the southeast of the St. Marks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Marks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- O'Shield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The O'Shield Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Shield Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Oak Grove Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Busby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Polly Dots Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Polly Dots Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Dots Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Magnolia Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Helena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54888 <5>
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- The Beth El Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Honor Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Honor Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor Hill Cemetery
- Billingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- West Helena
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Helena - West Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Helena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Latour
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Lexa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- LaGrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Powell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Rondo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Lula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <6>
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Old Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Friars Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Vineyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Rich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Marianna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Marvell
(15 miles [24.1 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 St. Marks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Friars Point
- Helena
- Marianna
- West Helena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 St. Marks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Phillips 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 St. Marks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #65531 (Saint Marks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #65531 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Helena
- Location given for Saint Marks Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5762123 Lon: -90.6451075
- 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 Phillips, 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- St. Marks 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. |