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:
34.6429, -90.8929
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 Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Possum Trot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Possum Trot Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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- Schaffhauser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Schaffhauser Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffhauser Cemetery
- Pastel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pastel Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastel Cemetery
- Tucker Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Grove Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- New Life Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Life Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life Cemetery
- Lone Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lone Valley Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vineyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Turkey Scratch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Rondo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Aubrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Marvell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Lexa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Latour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- LaGrange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
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- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Moro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Pine City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Turner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Oneida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Huma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Phillips Bayou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
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 Phillips County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Phillips 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 #56433 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56433 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aubrey
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6428766 Lon: -90.8928927
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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 Phillips, 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' 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |