A visit to the Straw Floor 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 Straw Floor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Straw Floor Cemetery:
35.8320, -90.7398
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Straw Floor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Straw Floor Cemetery is located in Craighead County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Straw Floor Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Straw Floor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Straw Floor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Jonesboro Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ransome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ransome Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransome Cemetery
- The Ransome Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ransom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55862 <5>
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Nettleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nettleton Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Rains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rains Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Culberhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Culberhouse Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberhouse Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Straw Floor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Straw Floor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jonesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Bono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Cash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Brookland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <6>
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sedgwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Finch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Walcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Light
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Trumann
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Weiner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Minturn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Hatchie Coon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Crowley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Alicia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Black Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Paragould
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Straw Floor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Craighead County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Straw Floor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisburg
- Jonesboro
- Paragould
- Trumann
- Walnut Ridge
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 either 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 Straw Floor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Craighead 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 Straw Floor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55267 (Straw Floor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55267 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: Craighead
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jonesboro
- Location given for Straw Floor Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8320192 Lon: -90.7398356
- 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 Craighead, 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- Straw Floor 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. |