A visit to the Sparks 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 Sparks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sparks Cemetery:
34.2229, -93.5105
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sparks Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sparks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sparks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sparks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sparks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wall Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wall Creek Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Creek Cemetery
- Friendship Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Church Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Church Cemetery
- The Friendship Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #825518 <5>
- Osborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Bankston - Horn Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Kirby.
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethsaida Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Coker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coker Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
- Redland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Redland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
- The Redland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hannon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186564 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Woodall Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Alpine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Alpine Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Straightway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Straightway Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightway Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel 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 Sparks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sparks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caney Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Amity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Kirby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pike City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Mount Moriah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Delight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Antoine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Caddo Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnerdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Murfreesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Manfred
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Mazarn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Billstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Bowen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Piney Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Alamo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
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 Sparks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sparks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Gap
- Delight
- Glenwood
- Murfreesboro
- Pike City
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 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 Sparks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Sparks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2120015 (Sparks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2120015 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murfreesboro NE
- Location given for Sparks Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2229 Lon: -93.5105
- 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 Pike, 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- Sparks 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. |