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A visit to the Upper Cane Island 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 Upper Cane Island Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Cane Island Cemetery:

35.8706, -90.4223

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Cane Island Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Upper Cane Island Cemetery is located in Craighead County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Cane Island Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Upper Cane Island Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Cane Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lower Cane Island Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Burrow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Burrow Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrow Cemetery
  • Lake City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lake City Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
  • Macy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Macy Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy Cemetery
  • Mangrum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mangrum Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Caraway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Caraway Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
  • Sims Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sims Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
  • Nober Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Nober Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nober Cemetery
  • Leachville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Leachville Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leachville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Leachville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #303437 <5>
  • Cochran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Coffman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Coffman Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • Woods Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woods Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Chapel Cemetery
      • The Woods Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chapel in the Woods Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56898 <5>
    • Sweet Moments Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sweet Moments Cemetery is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Moments Cemetery
    • Pine Log Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Log Cemetery is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Upper Cane Island Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Cane Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lake View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake View is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lake City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Oak is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Monette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Caraway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Onion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Onion is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
  • Red Onion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
  • Brookland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Leachville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cockrum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
  • Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Paragould
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Arkmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
    • Arkmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
    • Jonesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Trumann
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rivervale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
    • Etowah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Etowah is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Manila
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Manila is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <6>
    • Cardwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bard is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
    • Pine Knot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Knot is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
    • Finch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Finch is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
    • West Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
    • Rington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
    • Rington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rington is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
    • Philadelphia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia

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 Upper Cane Island 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 Upper Cane Island Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Caraway
  • Cardwell
  • Jonesboro
  • Leachville
  • Manila
  • Monette
    • Monette lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Upper Cane Island Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monette.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
  • Paragould
  • Trumann
    • Trumann lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Upper Cane Island Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Trumann.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann

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 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 Upper Cane Island 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 Upper Cane Island Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #55851  (Upper Cane Island Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55851 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: 68 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake City
      • Location given for Upper Cane Island Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.8706292     Lon: -90.4223261
      • 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' (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- Upper Cane Island 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.