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A visit to the Sparkman 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 Sparkman Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparkman 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 Sparkman Cemetery

Lat:   33.9309°   (33° 55' 51")

Lon:   -92.8432°   (-92° 50' 35")

The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Fordyce. Fordyce lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sparkman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sparkman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sparkman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparkman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Centerpoint Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerpoint Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerpoint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Centerpoint Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Erby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Erby Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Harmony Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Church Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Holeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holeman Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Dallas County
  • Old New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old New Hope Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Brazeale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brazeale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brazeale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brazeale Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • DeLamar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeLamar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeLamar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The DeLamar Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Vaden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaden Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Atchley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atchley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atchley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atchley Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Strong Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strong Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Easley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Littlejohn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlejohn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlejohn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Copeland Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copeland Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Copeland Ridge Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Kansas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kansas Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • McGill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGill Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Dallas County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sparkman Cemetery.

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

  • Sparkman
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparkman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
    • Sparkman is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Vaden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
    • Vaden is located in Clark County
  • Manning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Manning is located in Dallas County
  • Dalark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
    • Dalark is located in Dallas County
  • Holly Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in White County
  • Griffithtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
    • Griffithtown is located in Clark County
  • Wyloe ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyloe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
    • Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
  • Joan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
    • Joan is located in Clark County
  • Curtis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Clark County
  • Whelen Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
    • Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Gum Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
    • Gum Springs is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Gurdon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chidester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chidester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
      • Chidester is located in Ouachita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Millville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Ouachita County
    • Arkadelphia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Reader
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
      • Reader is located in Ouachita County
    • Vanduzer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vanduzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
      • Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
    • Bearden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
      • Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
    • Carthage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Bragg City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
      • Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
    • Harlow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
      • Harlow is located in Calhoun County
    • Bunn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
      • Bunn is located in Dallas County
    • Lono
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
      • Lono is located in Hot Spring County
    • Rolla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
    • Beirne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beirne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
      • Beirne is located in Clark County

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 Sparkman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sparkman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sparkman 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 Sparkman Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #55056  (Sparkman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #55056 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: Sparkman
    • County: Dallas         Elev: 62
    • Location given for GNIS #55056 (Sparkman 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 Dallas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sparkman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9309, Longitude: -92.8432       In this case, the coordinates for the Sparkman 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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