A visit to the Woolsey 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 Woolsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woolsey Cemetery:
35.5704, -90.3023
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woolsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Poinsett County<2>.
The county seat for Poinsett County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west of the Woolsey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woolsey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Woolsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woolsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spear Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Conaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Conaster Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conaster Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Rest Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Rest Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Joiner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56700 <5>
- Potter Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nichols Memorial Garden is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Memorial Garden is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Marked Tree.
- The Nichols Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Nichols Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55384 <5>
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Cemetery
- Whitton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Whitton Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton Cemetery
- The Whitton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dead Timber Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56812 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Pisby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marked Tree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Marked Tree Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree Cemetery
- East Tyronza Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The East Tyronza Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tyronza Cemetery
- Cherry Bean Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Louise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Louise Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Cemetery
- Harston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Harston Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harston Cemetery
- Ashburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ashburn Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woolsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woolsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alto
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Dyess
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tyronza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Marked Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rivervale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Birdsong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Bardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- West Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Frenchmans Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Joiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Black Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Bassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Athelstan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Etowah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Hatchie Coon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Marie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Carroll's Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- Turrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keiser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Caraway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Heafer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Trumann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Woolsey 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 Woolsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caraway
- Dyess
- Lepanto
- Marked Tree
- Trumann
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 Woolsey 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 Woolsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #82770 (Woolsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #82770 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: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lepanto
- Location given for Woolsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5703586 Lon: -90.3023206
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woolsey 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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