A visit to the Sims 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 Sims Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sims Cemetery:
35.9640, -90.5551
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sims Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sims Cemetery is located in Craighead County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Sims Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sims Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woods Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Chapel Cemetery
- The Woods Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel in the Woods Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56898 <5>
- Sweet Moments Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sweet Moments Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Moments Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clarks Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Chapel Cemetery
- The Clarks Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315078 <5>
- Pine Log Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Log Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Cemetery
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Finch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Reliford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reliford Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliford Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nober Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nober Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nober Cemetery
- Pruets Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill 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 Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brookland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Knot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Finch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Paragould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Walcott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Crowley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Red Onion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Red Onion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Bard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Black Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Light
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Bono
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <6>
- Cardwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leachville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arkmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Arkmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Lafe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Sedgwick
(17 miles [27.4 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 Sims Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Craighead County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardwell
- Jonesboro
- Leachville
- Monette
- Paragould
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sims Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Craighead 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 Sims Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54869 (Sims Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54869 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: Craighead
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brookland
- Location given for Sims Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9639602 Lon: -90.5551082
- 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 Craighead, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sims 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. |