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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:

35.2840, -93.5710

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 Logan County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Butler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Ellsworth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
  • Horn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Horn Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
  • St. Benedict Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Guthrie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • St. Meinrads Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Meinrads Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Meinrads Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Scranton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1185265 <5>
  • McKendree Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • May Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The May Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
    • St. Ignatius Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
    • Blair Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Blair Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
    • Raney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hixson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hixson Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixson Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Tritt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Tritt Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tritt Cemetery
    • St. Scholastica Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stony Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Sand Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Subiaco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Scranton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Scranton is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Corley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Corley is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
  • Morrison Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Cotton Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Town is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • New Blaine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hartman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Spadra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spadra is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
  • Marvinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Marvinville is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
  • Coal Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Havana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Carbon City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Carbon City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
    • Blue Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Knoxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Alix
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Alix is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
    • Piney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Piney is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
    • Lamar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamar is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <6>
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Union City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Union City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Denning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Denning is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Smeadley ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Smeadley is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
    • Belleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Delaware
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Delaware is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Altus
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Logan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright 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 Wright Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Logan 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 #74216  (Wright Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #74216 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: Logan
      • Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Scranton
      • Location given for Wright Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.2839761     Lon: -93.5710225
      • 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 Logan, 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 drawn 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.