A visit to the Sunlight 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 Sunlight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunlight Cemetery:
34.9554, -93.3052
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunlight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunlight Cemetery is located in Yell County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunlight Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Sunlight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunlight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Barnett Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Hunts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nooner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Nooner Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooner Cemetery
- Sandlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandlin Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlin Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Shed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shed Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shed Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Danville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Danville Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Cemetery
- Earl Ladd Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Ballew Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hames #2 Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hames Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Keener Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Keener Family Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Family Cemetery
- The Keener Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keener Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54611 <5>
- Birta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Birta Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunlight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunlight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plainview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Birta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Briggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Petit Jean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chickalah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Aly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Casa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Havana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Cotton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Marvinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Waltreak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Chula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Fannie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Pontoon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
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 Sunlight Cemetery. The following communities are located in Yell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunlight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aly
- Aly lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Sunlight Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Danville
- Dardanelle
- Ola
- Ola lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Sunlight Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sunlight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Yell 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 Sunlight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #73781 (Sunlight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #73781 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: Yell
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plainview
- Location given for Sunlight Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9553692 Lon: -93.3051832
- 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 Yell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunlight 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. |