A visit to the Section 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 Section Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Section Cemetery:
34.5254, -90.7940
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Section Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Section Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Section Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Section Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Section Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Section Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hell Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Mt. Gilean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Gilean Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilean Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Tucker Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tucker Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Ashberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ashberry Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashberry Cemetery
- Morning Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morning Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Grove Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Billingsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Section Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Section Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Latour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Lexa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Marvell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- West Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Helena - West Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- LaGrange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rondo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Vineyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey Scratch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Phillips Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Turner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Friars Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Aubrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
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 Section 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 Section Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Friars Point
- Helena
- West Helena
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 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 Section 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 Section Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54663 (Section Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54663 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: 53 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexa
- Location given for Section Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5253785 Lon: -90.7940013
- 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 '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- Section 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. |