A visit to the Arcola 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 Arcola Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arcola Cemetery:
33.2826, -90.8784
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Arcola Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Arcola Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Arcola Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Arcola Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Arcola Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arcola Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Magruder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Magruder Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder Cemetery
- Kindling Altar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jake Cemetery #2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jake Cemetery #2 is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery #2
- Jake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jake Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery
- New Foundation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lamont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lamont Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <5>
- Graymound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Graymound Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymound Cemetery
- Clitonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Clitonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clitonia Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Arcola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arcola Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arcola
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Wilmot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Hollandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Leland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Overby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Dunleith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Willet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Metcalfe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Panther Burn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Heathman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Delta City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Murphy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Helm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Napanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Isola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Nitta Yuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Inverness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Indianola
(17 miles [27.4 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 Arcola Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arcola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Indianola
- Leland
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 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 Arcola Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- 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 Arcola Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666353 (Arcola Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666353 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: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arcola
- Location given for Arcola Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2826195 Lon: -90.8784336
- 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 Mississippi's 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arcola 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. |