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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:

35.6462, -90.6932

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 Poinsett County<2>.

The county seat for Poinsett County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies just to the south southwest 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Willis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Willis Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
  • Houston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Houston Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
  • Bolivar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Bolivar Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar Cemetery
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
  • Harrisburg Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Hays Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Newsom Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Newsom Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stancell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • McDaniel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
    • Farm Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Farm Hill Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
    • Otwell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Otwell Cemetery is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Otwell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Jonesboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55553 <5>
    • Jonesboro Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Jonesboro Memorial Park is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Memorial Park

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Greenfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Harrisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Trumann
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <6>
  • Obear ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Obear is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
  • Hatchie Coon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
  • Weiner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Weiner is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jonesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bay Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bay Village is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
  • Waldenburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Philadelphia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Cherry Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Marked Tree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cash
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cash is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Fisher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Lake City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bono
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bono is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <6>
    • Rivervale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
    • Brookland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Black Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Alto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alto is located in Poinsett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Lepanto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Egypt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Egypt is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <6>
    • Twist
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Twist is located in Cross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
    • Tyronza
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake View is located in Craighead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Grubbs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poinsett 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 begin with 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 Poinsett 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 #77242  (Wilson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #77242 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: Poinsett
      • Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenfield
      • Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.64619     Lon: -90.6931671
      • 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 Poinsett, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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.