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A visit to the Sixteenth 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sixteenth Section Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sixteenth Section Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sixteenth Section Cemetery

Lat:   35.0554°   (35° 3' 19")

Lon:   -92.0810°   (-92° 4' 51")

The Sixteenth Section Cemetery is located in Lonoke County<2>.

The county seat for Lonoke County is located in Lonoke. Lonoke lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Sixteenth Section Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sixteenth Section Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sixteenth Section Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Shurley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shurley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shurley Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
  • Mountain Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Springs Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
  • Grizzard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grizzard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grizzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grizzard Cemetery is located in White County
  • Barger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barger Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
  • Cypress Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cypress Valley Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
  • Birmingham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birmingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birmingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Birmingham Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
  • Massey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Massey Cemetery is located in White County
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
  • Apple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Apple Hill Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
  • Duncan Gap Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Gap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncan Gap Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
  • Blasingame Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blasingame Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blasingame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blasingame Cemetery is located in White County
  • Vilonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vilonia Cemetery
    • The Vilonia Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
    • 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>
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    • Hammons Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammons Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hammons Chapel Cemetery is located in White County
    • Concord Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Evans Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
    • Russ Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russ Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russ Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
    • Old Austin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Austin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Austin Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in White County
    • Adkisson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkisson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkisson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adkisson Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
    • Hawthicket Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawthicket Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawthicket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawthicket Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
    • Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
    • Allison Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allison Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
    • Monk Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monk Cemetery
      • The Monk Cemetery is located in Lonoke County

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 Sixteenth Section Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sixteenth Section Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • El Paso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Otto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Otto is located in Faulkner County
  • Cabot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <6>
  • Austin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
  • Ward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <6>
  • Vilonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
    • Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <6>
  • Parnell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Lonoke County
  • Beryl
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
    • Beryl is located in Faulkner County
  • Beebe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Floyd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in White County
  • Enola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
    • Enola is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
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    • Oak Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
    • Romance
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hamlet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Holland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Faulkner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Gibson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Pulaski County
    • Gravel Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Ridge
      • Gravel Ridge is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravel Ridge <6>
    • McRae
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McRae have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • McRae is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Sherwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <6>
    • McAlmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAlmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
      • McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
    • Garner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
      • Garner is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <6>

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 Sixteenth Section 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 Sixteenth Section Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beebe
    • Beebe lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Sixteenth Section Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beebe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Cabot
    • Cabot lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sixteenth Section Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cabot.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
  • Jacksonville
  • McRae
    • McRae lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sixteenth Section 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 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 Sixteenth Section Cemetery:

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 Sixteenth Section Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #61221  (Sixteenth Section Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #61221 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mountain Springs
    • County: Lonoke         Elev: 88
    • Location given for GNIS #61221 (Sixteenth Section Cemetery)

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sixteenth Section Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0554, Longitude: -92.0810       In this case, the coordinates for the Sixteenth Section Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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