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:
36.0095, -94.1383
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the north northwest 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Combs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Fayetteville National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowell Cemetery
- Rieff Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rieff Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rieff Chapel Cemetery
- Boone Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boone Pioneer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Pioneer Cemetery
- The Boone Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boone Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Campbell Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cemetery Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cemetery Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mineral Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mineral Springs Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of West Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55086 <5>
- Burkhead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Burkhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhead Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Greenland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Fayette Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- West Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Prairie Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Viney Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Tontitown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Wesley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Onda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Onda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Hazel Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Mayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Blue Springs Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
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. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkins
- Fayetteville
- Prairie Grove
- Springdale
- West Fork
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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #56437 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56437 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fayetteville
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0095245 Lon: -94.1382591
- 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 Washington, 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 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. |