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:
33.3765, -93.5730
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 Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Lewisville. Lewisville lies just to the south southwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stricklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stricklin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklin Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Boyd Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Hill Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Demoss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Demoss Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demoss Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Patmos Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Patmos Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Falcon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Falcon Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Primitive Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Primitive Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Cemetery
- McClendon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Old Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stamps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kress City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- McKamie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Buckner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Patmos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Bodcaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Waldo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shover Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Willisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bradley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Sheppard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Genoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Gin City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Taylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McNeil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradley
- Hope
- Lewisville
- Magnolia
- Stamps
- Waldo
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 helpful 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 Lafayette 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 #56429 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56429 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Old Town
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3765133 Lon: -93.5729549
- 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 Lafayette, 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- 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. |
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