A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
36.2076, -90.4598
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Paragould. Paragould lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Wright Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Talken Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Talken Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talken Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hartsoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartsoe Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsoe Cemetery
- Hartsoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartsoe Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsoe Cemetery
- Lafe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lafe Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe Cemetery
- Harveys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cudd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cudd Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudd Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Friendship Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Friendship Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Oak Grove Heights.
- The New Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Cemetery
- New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53951 <5>
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gainesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gainesville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Purcel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Purcel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Epsaba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Reddick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Reddick Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddick Cemetery
- Woodland Heights Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Heights Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights Cemetery
- The Woodland Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1858245 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lafe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Marmaduke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Oak Grove Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Beech Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Paragould
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Rector
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Knobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Peach Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Pine Knot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cardwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delaplaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Red Onion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Corning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Finch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Red Onion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Arbyrd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Greenway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- McDougal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Senath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Light
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Arkmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Arkmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Pollard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardwell
- Corning
- Greenway
- Marmaduke
- Paragould
- Rector
- Senath
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 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56555 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56555 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marmaduke
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2075647 Lon: -90.4598274
- 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 Greene, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wright 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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