A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
34.0129, -92.2918
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Rison. Rison lies just to the east southeast of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Canada Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Canada Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Clement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Tolson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tolson Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolson Cemetery
- Seymore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Seymore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymore Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Niven - Watt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Niven - Watt Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niven - Watt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Niven - Watt Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Rison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376444 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Broach Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Broach Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broach Cemetery
- Gum Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Gum Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove Cemetery
- Humble Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Humble Hope Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Hope Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Oak Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Staves
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Rison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Grapevine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Ivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Kingsland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Bunn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Fordyce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- New Edinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Slabtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Pinebergen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Thornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Dogwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Leola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fordyce
- Kingsland
- Rison
- Sheridan
- Toledo
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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56431 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56431 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Staves
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0128784 Lon: -92.2918159
- 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 Cleveland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson 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. |