A visit to the Shirley 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 Shirley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shirley Cemetery:
33.7996, -93.8924
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shirley Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Shirley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shirley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Shirley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shirley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crofton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Crofton Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Cemetery
- High Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- Buck Range Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buck Range Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Mounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mounds Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Hominy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hominy Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Cemetery
- Section Sixteen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Gamble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gamble Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Cemetery
- Brownstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Brownstown Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitehouse Cemetery
- Belk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Belk Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320771 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newsom Cometery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Newsom Cometery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cometery
- Dowden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Dowden Cemetery is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowden Cemetery
- Westmorland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Westmorland Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmorland Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Nashville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Nashville Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shirley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shirley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tollette
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Saratoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buck Range
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paraloma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Yarborough Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Clow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- McNab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Ozan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Blue Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Doyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Ben Lomond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashdown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheppard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
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 Shirley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shirley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashdown
- Nashville
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Shirley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Ozan
- Ozan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shirley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Washington
- Wilton
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 Shirley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Howard 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 Shirley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #62681 (Shirley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #62681 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mineral Springs South
- Location given for Shirley Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.799562 Lon: -93.8924085
- 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 Howard, 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- Shirley 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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