A visit to the Whippoorwill 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 Whippoorwill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whippoorwill Cemetery:
34.9445, -91.5101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whippoorwill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whippoorwill Cemetery is located in Prairie County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Whippoorwill 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 Whippoorwill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whippoorwill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McBee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Lost Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Welcome Home Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Des Arc.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1126701 <5>
- Ford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Powell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Walters Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hazen Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
- Hazen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hazen Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Hazen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54281 <5>
- Biscoe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Biscoe Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris 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 Whippoorwill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whippoorwill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Des Arc
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Little Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Biscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Brasfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Hazen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- De Valls Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Hickory Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Screeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Griffithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Tollville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Cotton Plant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Brinkley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fargo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Howell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- McCreanor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 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 Whippoorwill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prairie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whippoorwill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brinkley
- Carlisle
- Clarendon
- Cotton Plant
- Des Arc
- Hazen
- Hazen lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Whippoorwill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
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 Whippoorwill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Prairie 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 Whippoorwill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56234 (Whippoorwill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56234 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: Prairie
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Des Arc West
- Location given for Whippoorwill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9445357 Lon: -91.5101309
- 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 Prairie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whippoorwill 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. |