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A visit to the Whisenant Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Whisenant Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whisenant Cemetery

Lat:   35.9473°   (35° 56' 50")

Lon:   -92.8293°   (-92° 49' 45")

The Whisenant Cemetery is located in Searcy County<2>.

The county seat for Searcy County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Whisenant Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Whisenant Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Snowball Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Abbey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Searcy County
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Searcy County
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Searcy County
  • Hendrix Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Searcy County
  • DePriest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DePriest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DePriest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The DePriest Cemetery is located in Searcy County
  • Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Love Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • The Love Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Love Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Saint Joe.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155655 <5>
  • Cash Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cash Cemetery is located in Searcy County
  • Hensley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hensley Cemetery is located in Searcy County
  • Osborne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
    • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osborne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Saint Joe.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944208 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Henley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henley Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Parks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parks Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Kilburn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kilburn Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Mt. Hersey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hersey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hersey Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Ben's Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ben's Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ben's Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ben's Branch Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Canaan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Crider Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crider Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crider Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Horton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horton Cemetery is located in Searcy County
    • Tomahawk Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomahawk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomahawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Searcy County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whisenant Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whisenant Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Blanco
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Blanco is located in Searcy County
  • Saint Joe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gilbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Searcy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <6>
  • Pindall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pindall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
    • Pindall is located in Searcy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Marshall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Searcy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <6>
  • Witt's Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witt's Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
    • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
  • Western Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
    • Western Grove is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Watts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Watts is located in Searcy County
  • Baker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in Searcy County
  • Bruno
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bruno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
    • Bruno is located in Marion County
  • Hasty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Hasty is located in Newton County
  • Vendor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vendor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
    • Vendor is located in Newton County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mount Judea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
      • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
    • Everton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <6>
    • Tilly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
      • Tilly is located in Pope County
    • Lone Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
    • Rally Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rally Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
      • Rally Hill is located in Boone County
    • Leslie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Searcy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <6>
    • Harriet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
      • Harriet is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriet <6>
    • Valley Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
      • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 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 Whisenant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Searcy County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whisenant Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Everton
  • Jasper
    • Jasper lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Whisenant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jasper.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Leslie
    • Leslie lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Whisenant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leslie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Marshall

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Whisenant Cemetery:

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 Whisenant Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #59385  (Whisenant Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #59385 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Snowball
    • County: Searcy         Elev: 291
    • Location given for GNIS #59385 (Whisenant Cemetery)

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 Searcy, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whisenant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9473, Longitude: -92.8293       In this case, the coordinates for the Whisenant Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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