A visit to the Stokenbury 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 Stokenbury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stokenbury Cemetery:
36.0145, -94.0080
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stokenbury Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stokenbury Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Stokenbury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stokenbury 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 Stokenbury Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stokenbury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Burkhead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Burkhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhead Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Round Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Salem Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Elkins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1143894 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Culwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Culwell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culwell Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Liberty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Liberty Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Oxford Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oxford Bend Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Bend Cemetery
- Shumate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shumate Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Boatrigth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Boatrigth Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatrigth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stokenbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stokenbury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkins
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sulphur City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Wesley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Mayfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sonora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Hazel Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Whitener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- West Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crosses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Japton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Blue Springs Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Johnson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Brentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Delaney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Hindsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- War Eagle Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
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 Stokenbury Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stokenbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkins
- Fayetteville
- Springdale
- West Fork
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Stokenbury Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Stokenbury Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55239 (Stokenbury Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55239 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 365 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkins
- Location given for Stokenbury Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0145235 Lon: -94.0079769
- 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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stokenbury 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. |
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