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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery

Lat:   36.0095°   (36° 0' 34")

Lon:   -94.1383°   (-94° 8' 17")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Combs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Combs Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Fayetteville National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowell Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Rieff Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rieff Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rieff Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rieff Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Boone Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Boone Pioneer Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • The Boone Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boone Cemetery
  • Kings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kings Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Hester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hester Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Buckner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Tharp Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tharp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tharp Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Campbell Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Cemetery Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery Hill
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cemetery Hill is located in Washington County
    • Mineral Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineral Springs Cemetery
      • The Mineral Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mineral Springs Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of West Fork.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55086 <5>
    • Burkhead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkhead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burkhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Boone Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boone Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Memorial Cemetery is located in Washington County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Fayette Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
    • Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
  • Fayetteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
    • Sulphur City is located in Washington County
  • Harris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Washington County
  • West Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
    • Elkins is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <6>
  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <6>
  • Johnson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
  • Prairie Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <6>
  • Durham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Washington County
  • Goshen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wheeler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheeler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Washington County
    • Brentwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
      • Brentwood is located in Washington County
    • Viney Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viney Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
      • Viney Grove is located in Washington County
    • Tontitown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tontitown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tontitown
      • Tontitown is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tontitown <6>
    • Sonora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Sonora is located in Washington County
    • Rickert ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
      • Rickert is located in Washington County
    • Thompson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Madison County
    • Wesley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Madison County
    • Springdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Onda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
      • Onda is located in Washington County
    • Hazel Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
      • Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
    • Mayfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Washington County
    • Blue Springs Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
      • Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County

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.

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:

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: GNIS record #56437 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Fayetteville
    • County: Washington         Elev: 373
    • Location given for GNIS #56437 (Wilson Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0095, Longitude: -94.1383       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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