A visit to the Sparkman Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sparkman Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sparkman Cemetery (FG ID #56352)
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 Sparkman Cemetery ...
The Sparkman Cemetery is located to the northeast of Pocahontas.
The cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Albrite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Albrite Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrite Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brimmage Cemetery
- The Brimmage Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Brimmage Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimmage Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53191 <1>
- Brockett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Dunn B. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lawnbird Cemetery
- The Lawnbird Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Lawnbird Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnbird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54699 <1>
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Luttrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Luttrell Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Old Reyno Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Reyno Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reyno Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
- The Osborn Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55552 <1>
- Overby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Overby Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby Cemetery
- Pettit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Scott Cemetery (located 58 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56178 <1>
- Serge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Yellow Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Yellow Hall Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Hall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sparkman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Antioch
- Attica
- Biggers
- Birdell
- Brockett
- College City
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
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- Datto
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Delaplaine
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Ingram
- Ingram is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Knobel
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Manson
- Maynard
- Middlebrook
- O'Kean
- Peach Orchard
- Peru
- Pocahontas
- Reyno
- Serene
- Skaggs
- Spikes
- Success
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Supply
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. The following communities are located in Randolph 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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 Sparkman Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #56352
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55057 (Sparkman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55057 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reyno
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Randolph, 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- Sparkman Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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