A visit to the Slay 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 Slay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slay Cemetery:
35.9579, -92.8402
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Slay Cemetery is located in Searcy County<2>.
The county seat for Searcy County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Slay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Slay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Slay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abbey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Abbey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Snowball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Love Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Saint Joe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155655 <5>
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- DePriest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The DePriest Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DePriest Cemetery
- Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- The Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56288 <5>
- Osborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osborne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Saint Joe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944208 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Henley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Kilburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kilburn Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilburn Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Mt. Hersey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hersey Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hersey Cemetery
- Trammell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Trammell Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammell Cemetery
- Ben's Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ben's Branch Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben's Branch Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56499 <5>
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Crider Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Crider Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Slay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blanco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pindall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Western Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mount Judea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Hasty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Bruno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Vendor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Everton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Watts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Baker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Rally Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Lone Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Tilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Valley Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Leslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harriet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 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 Slay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Searcy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte
- Everton
- Jasper
- Leslie
- Marshall
- Yellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Slay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Searcy 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 Slay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #73605 (Slay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #73605 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: Searcy
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Snowball
- Location given for Slay Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9578535 Lon: -92.8401682
- 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 Searcy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slay 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. |