A visit to the Washington 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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Cemetery:
34.3237, -91.9340
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Pine Bluff. Pine Bluff lies just to the south southwest of the Washington Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- Prayer Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Prayer Lake Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prayer Lake Cemetery
- Bryson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryson Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Flat Bayou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Flat Bayou Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Bayou Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flat Bayou Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Wabbaseka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1054580 <5>
- Turrentine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Damascus Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Mound Bayou Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mound Bayou Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Philips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Philips Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cheek Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- McFadden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McFadden Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Tucker Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fields Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs 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 Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rob Roy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rob Roy is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Sherrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sherrill is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Altheimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pastoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pastoria is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Pine Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madding is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Wabbaseka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wabbaseka is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Tucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tucker is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- White Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Noble Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Noble Lake is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Cornerstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerstone is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Bayou was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Humphrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebergen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pinebergen is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Coy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- England
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Redfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tamo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tamo is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Allport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
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 Washington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- England
- Pine Bluff
- Redfield
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 Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56075 (Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56075 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rob Roy
- Location given for Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.323708 Lon: -91.9340265
- 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 Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington 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. |