A visit to the Shurley 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 Shurley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shurley Cemetery:
35.0281, -92.0779
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shurley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shurley Cemetery is located in Lonoke County<2>.
The county seat for Lonoke County is located in Lonoke. Lonoke lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Shurley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shurley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Shurley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shurley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Birmingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Birmingham Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Barger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barger Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barger Cemetery
- Grizzard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Grizzard Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard Cemetery
- Cypress Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Apple Hill Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Hill Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Duncan Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Gap Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Gap Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Russ Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ Cemetery
- Old Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Austin Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Austin Cemetery
- Vilonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Vilonia Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vilonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Vilonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56649 <5>
- Allison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Monk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Monk Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk Cemetery
- Blasingame Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Blasingame Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blasingame Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Sylvania Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Sylvania Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania Cemetery
- Hammons Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Shurley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shurley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cabot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Ward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- El Paso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Vilonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beryl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Beebe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gravel Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Enola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Floyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Romance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McRae
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- McAlmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
- Booker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
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 Shurley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lonoke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shurley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beebe
- Beebe lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shurley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beebe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Cabot
- Jacksonville
- Lonoke
- McRae
- McRae lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shurley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Sherwood
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 websites either 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 Shurley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lonoke 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 Shurley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54836 (Shurley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54836 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: Lonoke
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mountain Springs
- Location given for Shurley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0281425 Lon: -92.0779244
- 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 Lonoke, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shurley 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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