A visit to the Shumate 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 Shumate Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shumate Cemetery:
35.9301, -93.9646
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shumate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shumate Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Shumate Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shumate Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shumate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shumate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pinnacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pinnacle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Cemetery
- The Pinnacle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinnacle Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55701 <5>
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Salem Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Elkins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1143894 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Liberty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Liberty Cemetery
- Stokenbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stokenbury Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokenbury Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
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- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Burkhead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Burkhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhead Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hickory Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Grose Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grose Cemetery
- Groseclos Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Groseclos Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groseclos Cemetery
- Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Japton.
- The Eubanks - McChristian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eubanks Cemetery
- McChristian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150949 <5>
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek 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 Shumate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shumate Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Durham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Hazel Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Crosses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Elkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Delaney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Wesley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Japton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Combs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brashears
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- West Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bidville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Mayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
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 Shumate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shumate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkins
- Fayetteville
- Saint Paul
- West Fork
- Winslow
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 Shumate Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Shumate Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54834 (Shumate Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54834 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 411 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Durham
- Location given for Shumate Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9300794 Lon: -93.9646423
- 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 Washington, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shumate 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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